Former CIA analyst Edward SnowdenRussian President Vladimir Putin received on Thursday the passport or national identity document of the Russian citizen, who was granted Russian citizenship last September, his lawyer, Anatoli Kucherena, said on Friday.
“Edward took the passport of a Russian citizen yesterday and took the oath as prescribed by law,” the lawyer told Interfax. And he added that his client is c.Happy and grateful to Russia for its new citizenship. “But the most important thing is that in accordance with the Constitution of Russia now cannot be returned to another countryKucherena stressed.
Snowden, 39, received political asylum in Russia in 2013 and applied for Russian citizenship in November 2020, not commenting on the Russian military action that began in Ukraine last February.
new Russian citizen received his permanent residence permit in October 2020She gave birth to her first child from her husband Lindsay Mills in December of that year.
According to Russian law, a child automatically acquires Russian citizenship by being born in Russia.
Former Central Intelligence Agency analyst He fled the US after revealing details of US spy programs in 2013 and has been persecuted by his country’s justice ever since.accused him of violating the espionage law.
The following year, he took refuge in Russia, where Lindsay, whom he married in 2017, joined.
In addition to writing books, Snowden works as a consultant and gives video conferences around the world on information technology, its risks and threats.