Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Date 26.09.2022
The former NSA contractor and whistleblower was previously given permanent residency by the Russian government in 2020. He is wanted in the US on espionage charges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin granted citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden on Monday.
Putin signed a decree offering Snowden, along with some 72 other foreign nationals, Russian citizenship.
The Kremlin published the list on their official website, without offering any comment on Snowden's citizenship. Snowden has not said anything yet either.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Snowden, who is 39 years old today, fled the United States after leaking documents about the US National Security Agency's (NSA) classified surveillance programs in 2013.
Snowden worked for the NSA, which is the US intelligence agency, from 2009 until 2013.
Reponsible for one of the most significant leaks of US poltiical history, Snowden requested for asylum from Russia in 2013.
He has since been living in Russia, and was granted permanent residency in 2020. At the time, Snowden said he planned to apply for Russian citizenship.
It is not clear whether Snowden has renounced his American citizenship. US authorities have long demanded for Snowden to return to face a criminal trial on espionage charges. ...
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden/a-63246316
The former NSA contractor and whistleblower was previously given permanent residency by the Russian government in 2020. He is wanted in the US on espionage charges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin granted citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden on Monday.
Putin signed a decree offering Snowden, along with some 72 other foreign nationals, Russian citizenship.
The Kremlin published the list on their official website, without offering any comment on Snowden's citizenship. Snowden has not said anything yet either.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Snowden, who is 39 years old today, fled the United States after leaking documents about the US National Security Agency's (NSA) classified surveillance programs in 2013.
Snowden worked for the NSA, which is the US intelligence agency, from 2009 until 2013.
Reponsible for one of the most significant leaks of US poltiical history, Snowden requested for asylum from Russia in 2013.
He has since been living in Russia, and was granted permanent residency in 2020. At the time, Snowden said he planned to apply for Russian citizenship.
It is not clear whether Snowden has renounced his American citizenship. US authorities have long demanded for Snowden to return to face a criminal trial on espionage charges. ...
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden/a-63246316