Decoded message: “See? Russia is more free than the US!”.
Kudos to Putin for choosing the most effective moment to send that message.
…unless it’s all part of something in which step 2 could be Trump pardoning Snowden live during today’s debate.
Looking at all permutations (Putin owning Trump badly, the other way around, the two in agreement to push Trump reelection through making Putin look like an idiot, etc.) the number of possible scenarios becomes interesting.