Moscow lawyer Anatoly Kucherena claims Snowden retained a second set of NSA documents after arriving in Russia

Moscow lawyer Anatoly Kucherena claims Snowden retained a second set of NSA documents after arriving in Russia The passage provides a specific claim from a named Russian attorney that Snowden kept thousands of undisclosed NSA files in Russia, suggesting a possible undisclosed cache of intelligence that U.S. agencies have not recovered. It names high‑profile individuals (Snowden, Kucherena, Sophie Shevardnadze) and institutions (NSA, FSB, Russian authorities) and offers a concrete lead-verify whether any classified material remains in Russia and whether any transfers occurred. The claim is unverified and lacks corroborating evidence, but it points to a potentially significant intelligence and legal gap, meriting follow‑up. Key insights: Anatoly Kucherena, Snowden’s Russian lawyer, says Snowden handed over "all the reports" to Russian authorities in July 2013 but kept a second set of documents.; Kucherena asserts Snowden still possessed "some" NSA material in Russia as of the 2013 interview.; Snowden allegedly split the stolen data: one set to journalists (Poitrass, Greenwald) and a second, more sensitive set retained for himself.