Russian President Vladimir PutinFormer CIA analyst was granted Russian citizenship on Monday Edward Snowden, according to the decree published on the legal information portal of the public administration.
39-year-old Snowden Received political asylum in Russia in 2013Among foreigners who received a Russian passport on Monday by decision of the Russian president.
The presidential decree states that citizenship is granted to an individual born in the United States on June 21, 1983.
Putin Decided in accordance with subparagraph A of Article 89 of the Constitution of Russiastipulating that the head of state can grant citizenship and political asylum.
Snowden, who applied for citizenship on November 2, 2020, did not comment on the Russian military operation that began in Ukraine last February.
Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoli Kucherena, denied on Monday that his client could be summoned as part of the partial mobilization agreed by Putin last week.
“Edward cannot be mobilized because he has not served in the Russian Army, has no military practice and experience”He commented to the Interfax agency.
The new Russian citizen, who received a permanent residence permit in October 2020, gave birth to his first child with his wife Lindsay Mills in December of that year.
According to Russian law, due to the fact that he was born in Russia, the child automatically received Russian citizenship.
Former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency He fled the US in 2013 after revealing details of US espionage programs and since then he has been persecuted by the justice of his country, who accused him of violating the espionage law.
The following year, she took refuge in Russia, where she joined with Lindsay, whom she married in 2017.
In addition to writing books, Snowden consults and presents at global video conferences on information technology, its risks and threats.
Source: Informacion
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