Snowden has said he is willing to be extradited to the US if he is given a fair trail

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The whistleblower is wanted by the US federal government after he allegedly leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA).

The information is said to have included details of a secret government eavesdropping program that allowed the NSA to spy on the public.

Mr Snowden fled the US and took refuge in Russia in 2013.