Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is running out of money, his lawyer revealed, stating that the whistleblower never traded secrets for cash and never received anything for the information he leaked.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is running out of money, his lawyer revealed, stating that the whistleblower never traded secrets for cash and never received anything for the information he leaked.

“The savings he had, he has almost entirely spent on food, rent, security and so on,” Anatoly Kucherena told Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview.

Snowden, who leaked the US global surveillance documents, is relying on “enterprising citizens and organizations who offer him different kinds of assistance, including financial,” Kucherena said.

Kucherena decided to help Snowden because the whistleblower did not have anyone else to turn to in Russia. Kucherena has been assisting Snowden not only with his legal status, but also in figuring out other aspects of Russian life.

Snowden’s passport was revoked while flying from Hong Kong to Moscow. However, the US government was unable to revoke the whistleblower’s citizenship.

It was recently revealed that Snowden might testify concerning espionage allegations against the US and the UK, as Germany is considering the possibility of questioning the whistleblower in Moscow.

Kucherena said that Snowden will probably testify as a “witness,” stating that it will be safer for him to do so in Russia since Germany might be forced by law to “surrender Snowden to US once he lands in Germany.”

The whistleblower rose to international prominence after leaking several classified documents detailing massive electronic surveillance by the US government and foreign allies who collaborated with them. He is currently residing in an unknown location in Moscow.