US whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his US citizenship, he said on Monday.
Snowden, 37, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency where he was a contractor.
"After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our son. That's why, in this era of pandemics and closed borders, we're applying for dual US-Russian citizenship," he wrote on Twitter.
His lawyer in Russia said last month that Snowden had been granted permanent residency rights.
US whistleblower Edward Snowden to seek Russian citizenship
Image: Twitter/Edward Snowden
US whistleblower Edward Snowden will apply for Russian citizenship in addition to his US citizenship, he said on Monday.
Snowden, 37, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency where he was a contractor.
"After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our son. That's why, in this era of pandemics and closed borders, we're applying for dual US-Russian citizenship," he wrote on Twitter.
His lawyer in Russia said last month that Snowden had been granted permanent residency rights.
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