Whistleblower 'Edward Snowden' Receives Sam Adams Award in Moscow [Video]

Since receiving asylum in Russia in August, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden has rarely been seen in person.

That changed earlier this week when Snowden made a rare appearance in Moscow to accept the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence. The award is given out annually by a group of former U.S. intelligence officials to colleagues they deem worthy of the recognition.

Snowden's appearance was captured on video which WikiLeaks later posted to YouTube on Friday. Watch video under:


The series of six videos show Snowden, dressed in a dark suit and light-colored dress shirt, meeting several people in a nondescript banquet hall. The videos were recorded on Wednesday, according to WikiLeaks.

The ex-officials said Snowden expressed no regrets regarding his decision to leak top-secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs, and added that he is adjusting to life in Russia, the AP reported.

Watch the full set of videos on WikiLeaks, here.

Snowden’s temporary, one-year asylum in Russia expires on July 31, 2014.