Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Tuesday that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is in the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, according to CBS News.

Reuters reported that Vladimir Putin, speaking on a visit to Finland, said that Russian security agencies “didn’t and aren’t working” with Snowden. He also hinted that his country will not intervene to send the American citizen back to the U.S.

Putin said that Russia doesn’t have an extradition agreement with the U.S. and thus wouldn’t meet the U.S. request, according to CBS.

U.S. officials have been treading very carefully with their comments on the issue, saying that they are not asking for a formal extradition, but instead insisted that Russia “expel” Snowden. The Russian president, however, gave no hints that he will ask Snowden to leave the country.

Putin did say that he wishes the NSA leaker to leave the country as quickly as possible and hoped that his stopover at Moscow’s airport wouldn’t affect ties between the two countries.

Earlier Tuesday, Russia’s foreign minister rejected U.S. demands to send Snowden back to the U.S.

“He has not crossed the Russian border,” according to Sergey Lavrov. He insisted that Russia has nothing to do with him, his relations with U.S. justice or his travel itinerary.

Lavrov said that accusing Russia of “violation of U.S. laws and even some sort of conspiracy” with regard to the PRISM program leaker is “absolutely ungrounded and unacceptable.”

According to Bob Orr of CBS News, the White House has mounted huge pressure on Russian authorities to send Edward Snowden home before he can seek asylum in some other country.

Speaking at a news conference in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia during an official stop, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States is not looking for a confrontation with Russia. He added that although it’s true that Russia does not have extradition treaties with the U.S., Moscow should abide by common law practices between countries concerning fugitives.

The United State’s top diplomat said that he “hopes that Russia would not side with someone who is a fugitive from justice.”

Snowden’s future destination is unclear, according to numerous reports. The government of Ecuador has confirmed that he has applied for Asylum in their country. Other places mentioned that could be Snowden’s next stops include Venezuela, Cuba, and Iceland.