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Multiple sources report that Edward Snowden was granted Russian citizenship
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63036991.
I could not believe it so I went for the source
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202209260013?index=3&rangeSize=1
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked extensive US intelligence surveillance operations, has been granted Russian citizenship.
The decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Mr Snowden, 39, has been living in exile in Russia since exposing the National Security Agency (NSA) programme affecting millions of Americans in 2013.
Mr Snowden, who faces espionage charges in the US, has made no public comments.
He is now eligible for the war draft. Actually, IT workers are not, but they have to be employed by qualified businesses.
The LA Times disagrees with those who say he can be drafted, and tells us:
Snowden, however, has never served in the Russian armed forces, so he is not eligible to be mobilized, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told the Interfax news agency. Having previous combat or military service experience has been considered the main criteria in the call-up.
(Score: 2) by number11 on Friday September 30 2022, @05:14AM
Of course he knows the nuke codes. Everybody who needs to know, knows "00000000". Though post-Snowden, for better security they might have been changed to "11111111".