story|Posted:9/27/22|Last Updated:9/27/22

Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden

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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. 3 minute readSeptember 26, 202211:32 PM EDTLast Updated 2 days ago Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden Reuters 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. Advertisement · Scroll to continue U.S. authorities have for years wanted him returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges. Snowden's name appeared without Kremlin comment in a Putin decree conferring citizenship on 72 foreign-born individuals. Snowden later issued a message, essentially an updated version of a November 2020 tweet, saying he wanted his family to remain together and asking for privacy. "After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our SONS," the tweet read.
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