Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Former US intelligence contractor on Monday Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship. Snowden is among 72 foreign nationals who have been granted Russian citizenship. The order was shared on a government website. Snowden, 39, has been living in Russia since 2013 to avoid facing prosecution in the US. Snowden is accused of leaking secret files related to the US security agency. These files described how US intelligence agencies were monitoring domestically and internationally.
Snowden was granted permanent residency in 2020. Snowden said at the time that he planned to apply for Russian citizenship without giving up his US citizenship. At the same time, in the year 2017, Putin said that the American secret leaked by Snowden, who had a low profile while in Russia, was wrong but he was not a traitor. Russia has granted citizenship to Snowden at a time when the Western countries and the US are trying to surround Russia in all global forums due to the Ukraine war. Global pressure is building on Putin.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Edward Snowden is 39 years old. He was born on 21 June 1983 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA. Edward’s full name is Edward Joseph Snowden. Edward shook America in 2013. Edward is an IT graduate. Everyone is affected by Edward’s hacking. The whole world believes in Edward’s hacking iron. When Edward worked in the CIA and Dell, he accessed many intelligence from America and Britain. When US intelligence agencies came to know about Edward that he was gathering information, they accused Edward of espionage.
A case was registered against them. Both countries issued arrest warrants against him. After that he fled the country. America, which considered itself a superpower, bowed down to Edward because Snowden leaked the files of American intelligence agencies 9 years ago. These files told how US intelligence agencies were monitoring domestically and internationally.
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