Edward Snowden, 39, is claimed by the United States for having leaked to the press tens of thousands of documents that prove the extent of the surveillance electronics practiced by Washington.
His leaks caused strong tensions between the United States and its allies and the decision of the Russian authorities to grant him a permission of home caused great anger in Washington.
The spokesman of Kremlin, Dmitri peskovspecified to the RIA Novosti agency that it was Snowden himself who had applied for Russian nationality.
The Russian lawyer for the former intelligence consultant, Anatoli Kucherena, said Snowden will not be affected by the mobilization order for the offensive in Ukrainedecreed by President Vladimir Putin last week for certain categories of the population.
“He has not served in the Russian army and therefore, according to our current legislation, he does not fall into this category of citizens who are being called up,” he told the RIA Novosti agency.
According to Peskov, Snowden’s partner, Lindsay Millsalso applied for Russian nationality and her daughter already has it, since she was born in Russia.
Edward Snowden, deprived of his US passport at the request of Washington authorities, arrived in Moscow in 2013 from Hong kongwith the idea of finding refuge in America Latin. In the end he was blocked in Russia, where they gave him asylum.
Source: Ambito
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