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Putin Grants Citizenship To US Fugitive Snowden

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former NSA contractor and accused U.S. spy Edward Snowden, the Russian government announced Monday.

  • Snowden is accused of espionage and theft of government property for leaking to the media troves of information on United States intelligence and mass surveillance programs.
  • The 39-year-old Snowden has been living in Moscow after have first fled to Hong Kong following his 2013 leaking of classified U.S. information.
  • Snowden is accused of espionage and theft of government property and faces up to 30 years in prison in the U.S.
  • Snowden applied for dual citizenship in 2020.
  • Russia acknowledged through a government portal that Snowden had been granted citizenship.
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