Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in a live call-in show on Thursday and offered some interesting comments about the United States. "Take a globe, spin it and point with a finger to any place — and American interests will lie there. And there is surely their interference there. I know this from talks actually with all the heads of state." Putin also spoke about situation surrounding James Comey, comparing him to Edward Snowden and saying that he viewed him more as an activist. "At any rate, if this entails some kind of prosecutions against him, we are ready to grant him asylum in Russia. He should be aware of that." Despite tensions between the two countries, Putin said that Russia does not view the United States as an enemy and that recent sanctions by the United States have strengthened Russia, not hurt them.