Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has granted US whistleblower Edward Snowden Russian citizenship. The 39-year-old’s name is on a list of new citizens and Russians surrendering their passports published by the Kremlin. Snowden announced in 2020 after the birth of his son that he was applying for citizenship in order to have the same rights as the child, who was automatically granted Russian citizenship, and not to be separated from him. He wanted to keep his US citizenship. In 2013, Snowden gave journalists documents on spying activities by the US secret service NSA and the British GCHQ. He was stranded at the airport in Moscow after the US government canceled his passport. Russia granted asylum to Snowden and his wife Lindsay.
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