Although you got downvoted into the ground, parent, note that nobody actually refuted what you said.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Snowden's motivations, propriety, loyalty, etc, there's just no question that willing or unwilling: yes, he lives his life at Putin's pleasure. If he did not have value to the Kremlin, he would not be free to communicate on Twitter/X.

This shouldn't be controversial, and those that think it is are being naive.