- 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.
