Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance

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Whistleblower is ‘happy and thankful to the Russian Federation’ for his citizenship, lawyer says

Edward Snowden has received a Russian passport after swearing an oath of allegiance to the country that has sheltered him from US authorities since 2013, his lawyer has said.that were reported on by the Guardian, was granted Russian citizenship in an order signed by Vladimir Putin in September.

The decision has come at an extremely inauspicious moment, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent descent into international isolation.has mobilised its population for war and threatened to use nuclear weapons in order to defend territory it has occupied in Ukraine. “He of course is happy and thankful to the Russian Federation for his citizenship – he’s now a fully fledged citizen of Russia,” Kucherena said. “And most importantly, under the Russian constitution, he cannot be given up to a foreign state.”

In Washington, state department spokesman Ned Price said the US was aware of reports that Snowden had finalised his Russian citizenship and said the Biden administration would not be surprised if the reports were correct.

 

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Maybe Americans will get their chance to shoot him in Ukraine...

Well done and congratulations

Is he of fighting age, he may just end up being conscripted to the frontline

This won't work well for JulianAssange . The US government will be more determined to make an 'example' of him.

Horrible man.

Despite all the rhetoric, this is what happens to honest whistleblowers, Assange as well,everyone has forgotten the criminal conduct of the US ,

life must be boring In Moscow frigid cold even the middle class go to Cyprus for a holiday to escape cold

If anyone would know about how Covid started it would be this bloke. Just a hunch.

Why would you want to join the Russian Nazis?

Jezuuuuz, he was better off going to Afghanistan 👍👍

Bad call on Snowden's part. прощай глупый дурак

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