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Putin grants Russian citizenship to US fugitive Edward Snowden
Tnlivenews | 28/09/2022 04:41 PM | Click to read full article
Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, a fugitive of American authorities who has been living in Russia since 2013, was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin on Monday at a time of high tension between the countries because of the war in Ukraine.
Putin signed a decree Monday conferring citizenship to 75 foreign nationals, including Snowden.
