Article 66E9K Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance

Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance

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Andrew Roth in Moscow
from US news | The Guardian on (#66E9K)

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.

Snowden, 39, a former intelligence contractor who leaked secret files that were reported on by the Guardian, was granted Russian citizenship in an order signed by Vladimir Putin in September.

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