Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden

Putin grants Snowden Russian citizenship

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the United States' National Security Agency (NSA) on its citizens and then sought refuge in Russia.A published presidential decree included Snowden on a list of newly minted Russian citizens, at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow are at historic lows over the war in Ukraine.Kremlin …

Snowden Publicly Addresses Being Granted Russian Citizenship

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has publicly commented about being granted Russian citizenship.In a tweet about the situation, Snowden said that “after years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our SONS.”“After two years of waiting and nearly ten years of exile, a little stability will make a difference for my family. I pray for privacy for them—and for us all,” Snowden cont…

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden

Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia to escape prosecution in the U.S. over leaking classified documents.

Vladimir Putin Grants Edward Snowden Russian Citizenship

Russian president Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor living in exile in Moscow after being charged with espionage in the U.S. for leaking information on American intelligence and mass surveillance programs to the media. What do you think?Read more...

Vladimir Putin grants former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

Edward Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs.

Vladimir Putin grants former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

Edward Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents detailing government surveillance programs.