Russian President Putin Grants Former NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Russian Citizenship

After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our SONS.

After two years of waiting and nearly ten years of exile, a little stability will make a difference for my family. I pray for privacy for them—and for us all. https://t.co/24NUK21TAo pic.twitter.com/qLfp47uzZ4
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 26, 2022

Daily Mail: Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, 39, welcomes Russian citizenship saying it will give his family ‘stability’ as US officials who still want him on espionage charges say he should be drafted to fight against Ukraine

* Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S.

* He's wanted for espionage after leaking details of the NSA's covert data program

* Ex-contractor is one of 75 foreign nationals getting citizenship under decree * He has said he welcomes citizenship which will give his family 'stability'

* His wife and mother of his child Lindsay Mills will also be applying for citizenship

* Snowden has been living in exile since leaking the trove of documents in 2013

* Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said Snowden should be drafted to fight

Former CIA and NSA employee Edward Snowden has said Russian citizenship will provide security for his family, after President Vladimir Putin granted a visa for the whistleblower who leaked information on the NSA's operation to covertly collect information on millions of Americans.

'After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our SONS,' he said on Twitter, welcoming his newfound citizenship.

'After two years of waiting and nearly ten years of exile, a little stability will make a difference for my family. I pray for privacy for them—and for us all.'

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WNU Editor: Of course he is happy. A return to the U.S. would mean decades in prison .... Snowden responds to Putin approval of Russian citizenship (The Hill).

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