Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
by Pjotr Sauer from US news | The Guardian on (#642RC)
Former NSA intelligence contractor was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday granting Russian citizenship to the US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Snowden, 39, a former US intelligence contractor, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the US after leaking secret files, published by the Guardian, that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency.
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