
Edward Snowden Is Granted Russian Citizenship
Mr. Snowden, a former intelligence contractor, left the United States after giving hundreds of highly classified N.S.A. documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post in 2013.
Putin grants Russian citizenship to whistleblower Edward Snowden
The former NSA contractor was given asylum in Russia after revealing the extent of the U.S. government's surveillance program.
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden