'Snowden Likely to Apply for Refugee Status in Russia, US Legally Powerless'

Snowden arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on June 23rd and has since been stuck in a legal limbo, which sparked a diplomatic standoff between a number of countries. Today NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and is allowed to enter the country's territory. London-based legal expert Alexander Mercuris joins RT studio to discuss it in more detail.