Vladimir Putin says he has never met or worked with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, but says he envies the former contractor. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian In his annual news conference on Thursday, the Russian president says Russia has made no attempt to extract information from Snowden, who is living in his country after seeking asylum there Click here for full Guardian article ► http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/dec/19/vladimir-putin-edward-snowden-video Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016/sep/02/sign-up-for-the-guardian-documentaries-update The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com/ The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture #EdwardSnowden #VladimirPutin #NSA #Snowden #Russia #politics #USA