Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who exposed the U.S. government's unconstitutional mass surveillance programs, received a Russian passport on Thursday after taking the country's citizenship oath. "Edward received a Russian passport yesterday and took the oath in accordance with the law," his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said, according to Russian media. "He is, of course, happy, thanking the Russian Federation for the fact that he received citizenship." "Edward Snowden, Russian asset and now citizen," tweeted Washington Post columnist and Bulwark culture editor Sonny Bunch. https://t.co/ZSrILewDlO — unR̶A̶D̶A̶C̶K̶ted (@JesselynRadack) December 2, 2022Snowden's wife, Lindsay Mills, is also seeking Russian citizenship.

Source: Washington Post December 04, 2022 01:28 UTC