They certainly do now.
Are you saying this whole event didnt help China and Russia even without the data?
Not enough to do it without a quid pro quo. But let me ask you. Snowden admits that he left with a couple of laptops crammed with sensitive intelligence data. Are you saying he's just sitting on it? Why?
I’m not saying anything about him. Although it would seem like a good idea to maintain some sort of leverage if you put yourself in the position he has.