US President Barack Obama tried to calm the tensions with Russia over fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden’s stay in a Moscow airport because he does not possess documents allowing him to travel further.

US President Barack Obama tried to calm the tensions with Russia over fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden's stay in a Moscow airport because he does not possess documents allowing him to travel further.

Snowden, who is wanted by the US authorities for leaking sensational details of US surveillance to the media, has kept at Sheremetyevo airport since arriving on a flight from Hong Kong Sunday.

The Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian authorities are examining Snowden’s issue and rejected American pressure to hand over Snowden.

In response, Obama said that the US revoked Snowden’s passport and revealed talks with Russia and china over this issue.

"I am not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," Obama added on a visit to Senegal.

Ecuadorean authorities, whose embassy in London is already giving refuge to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, denied granting Snowden a passport as his passport was cancelled.