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Putin grants Russian citizenship to former US contractor Edward Snowden

2022-09-27 08:16:33, Politikë CNA

Putin grants Russian citizenship to former US contractor Edward Snowden

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden, the former US security contractor who released top-secret documents detailing US government surveillance programs and then fled the United States to escape prosecution .

Snowden, 39, was one of 75 foreigners granted citizenship by the Russian president, but he says he has no intention of renouncing his US citizenship. Russia granted him asylum in 2013, where he still resides.

Departamenti amerikan i Shtetit e priti me ironi lajmin për nënshtetësinë e re të ish-kontraktorit Snowden në Rusi, duke thënë se ai tani “mund të rekrutohet” për të luftuar për Rusinë në luftën e saj tashmë shtatë-mujore në Ukrainë.

Pavarësisht spekulimeve të Departamentit të Shtetit, avokati i zotit Snowden, Anatoli Kucherena, tha se Snowden nuk do t'i nënshtrohej mobilizimit të 300 mijë trupave që zoti Putin e dekretoi javën e kaluar për të ndihmuar luftën e Rusisë në Ukrainë, pasi Snowden nuk ka shërbyer kurrë në ushtrinë ruse.

Presidenti Putin tha se vetëm ata me përvojë të mëparshme ushtarake do të mobilizoheshin, ndonëse ka patur raporte se edhe njerëz të tjerë janë thirrur, duke përfshirë burra të arrestuar në protestat kundër mobilizimit.

Snowden, a former contractor for the United States' National Security Agency, obtained permanent resident status in Russia in 2020 and said at the time that he planned to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing his citizenship. american.

Edward Snowden considers himself a whistleblower, and when he released classified United States documents, some critics of the US government hailed him as a hero who advanced government transparency. But many government officials said they were horrified by the release of top-secret information and called for his swift capture and prosecution.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the announcement of Edward Snowden's acquisition of Russian citizenship./VOA





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