Edward Snowden Interview – english (SZ)

…. state-TV is unreliable. The Russian government is corrupt in many ways, that’s something the Russian people realize. …… Their government is the problem not the people. – never met the Russian president. I only know him by his policies, and those I strongly disagree with.

https://projekte.sueddeutsche.de/artikel/politik/the-russian-government-is-corrupt-in-many-ways-e757187/