MOSCOW: US whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders, he said on Monday. “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,” Snowden wrote on Twitter. https://t.co/cCgT0rr37e — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 1, 2020“Lindsay and I will remain Americans, raising our son with all the values of the America we love — including the freedom to speak his mind. Russia has already granted Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said last month, a vital step towards Russian citizenship.

Source: Pakistan Today November 02, 2020 11:48 UTC