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

capd

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Sept 26 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Snowden, 39, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA, where he worked.

U.S. authorities have for years wanted him returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges.

Sanity prevails. Hopefully Julian Assange is next.
 

neoprema

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Of course Putin did, Snowden was working for Russia all the time lol. I mean anyone who thought he leaked government secrets and endangered so many American's lives because he loves people so much are delusional.
 

airborne

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Where has Snowden been hiding out all these years, in Russia?
 
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