Putin signed a presidential order to grant Snowden Russia citizenship

Author:Chang'an Street Knowledge Time:2022.09.27

According to CCTV news reports, on the 26th local time, Russian President Putin signed a presidential order to award the US Central Intelligence Agency and former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden and Russian citizenship. The president has been announced on the Russian national legal portal.

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Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov told the media on the same day that Snowden had previously submitted an application for nationality to Russia. In addition, Putin did not meet with Snowden.

"Our position has not changed, and Mr. Snowden must return to the United States for trial, like any other American citizen." For Snowden's obtaining Russian nationality, the American State Spokesman Nide Plez on Monday at a press conference on Monday Conference on Monday Conference on Monday Conference on Monday Conference. According to the above, although Snowden publicly announced the abandonment of citizenship, Washington continued to think that he was an American citizen.

In 2013, Snowden provided a series of confidential materials for the United States and British agents to conduct Internet surveillance programs with the United States and Britain, which exposed the US government's extensive listening to domestic and foreign telephone and monitoring Internet communication content. The international community has attracted widespread attention.

Since then, the U.S. government has issued a wanted person for spy, theft, and unauthorized leakage of national defense and intelligence information. After applying for shelter from many countries, Snowden was permitted by Russian refuge and has lived in Russia for many years. In October 2020, Russia gave Snowden's permanent residence.

"After being separated from our parents for many years, my wife and I don't want to separate from our son. Therefore, we decided to apply for dual nationality in the United States and Russia during the epidemic of closed border." In November 2020, Snowden had been on social media in social media. He said that he and his pregnant wife are applying to join Russian.

Reference materials: CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, Russian Satellite News Agency, etc.