Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance

Whistleblower is ‘happy and thankful to the Russian Federation’ for his citizenship, lawyer says

Edward Snowden has received a Russian passport after swearing an oath of allegiance to the country that has sheltered him from US authorities since 2013, his lawyer has said.

Snowden, 39, a former intelligence contractor who leaked secret files that were reported on by the Guardian, was granted Russian citizenship in an order signed by Vladimir Putin in September.

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