Putin grants Snowden Russian citizenship

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 28, 2022 12:17 am

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.

EDWARD IN EXILE This June 6, 2014 file video frame grab shows United States whistleblower Edward Snowden speaking during an interview with ‘The Guardian’ newspaper at an undisclosed location in Hong Kong. THE GUARDIAN PHOTO VIA AFP

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