{"id":496161,"date":"2022-09-26T19:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pro-centralization-russian-president-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden-report\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T19:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:43:39","slug":"pro-centralization-russian-president-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pro-centralization-russian-president-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden-report\/","title":{"rendered":"# Pro-centralization Russian president grants citizenship to Edward Snowden: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c8824a3239\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c8824a3239\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pro-centralization-russian-president-grants-citizenship-to-edward-snowden-report\/#%E2%80%9D_Pro-centralization_Russian_president_grants_citizenship_to_Edward_Snowden_Report_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Pro-centralization Russian president grants citizenship to Edward Snowden: Report &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Pro-centralization_Russian_president_grants_citizenship_to_Edward_Snowden_Report_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Pro-centralization Russian president grants citizenship to Edward Snowden: Report &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDkvZWNmMzBlMGQtYTEwYy00YWE3LWE0YzYtODM0OTM4YTc2N2FlLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-6ebd806f>Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly granted citizenship to United States National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, who had been residing in the country since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Monday report from Reuters, Putin <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/putin-grants-russian-citizenship-us-whistleblower-edward-snowden-2022-09-26\/\">signed<\/a> a decree effectively changing Snowden\u2019s legal status in Russia from permanent resident to citizen. The NSA whistleblower has been in exile from the United States following his leak of thousands of classified documents to journalists but continued to speak on issues including national security in addition to cryptocurrencies and blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Putin has taken legislative action in Russia that seems to curtail the use of crypto \u2014 including banning the use of digital assets as payments in a July law \u2014 Snowden has frequently spoken on the benefits of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The whistleblower and now Russian citizen revealed in 2019 that he used BTC to pay for the servers from which he released the infamous documents of the NSA leak, and said in April he played a pivotal role in creating the privacy token Zcash (ZEC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSnowden is not a traitor,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-russia-putin-snowden-idUKKBN18T1T4\">said<\/a> Putin in a 2017 interview with film director Oliver Stone. \u201cHe did not betray the interests of his country, nor did he transfer any information to any other country that would damage his own people [&#8230;] He shouldn\u2019t have [leaked NSA secrets]. My view is that what he did was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snowden would potentially face charges related to espionage from the Department of Justice if he were to return to the United States. It\u2019s unclear at the time of publication what led President Putin to grant Snowden citizenship, but the U.S. and Russia have faced volatile diplomatic relations following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other nations. In contrast to Putin \u2014 whom many have criticized as having taken a more autocratic role in leading Russia \u2014 Snowden has often spoken on the dangers of government overreach and the need for oversight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re in the United States, I don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re in Germany, and I don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re in Russia, I don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re in China \u2014 it is a global trend where we see government doing more,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RiHfC_PbKk0&amp;t=2409s\">said<\/a> Snowden in DeData Salon fireside chat from Sept. 23. \u201cThey have greater capability because of technology acting as a magnifier of pre-existing power. It allows them to increase their leverage, right? They&#8217;re leveraging their influence to try to sort of act and compete not just within their own borders but globally and now we have those levers starting to press on each other and it&#8217;s causing sort of problems and conflicts all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you know that whistleblowers are sentenced to more time in prison than corrupt officials who trade secrets for sex\u2060\u2014more time than even actual spies?<\/p>\n<p>The government has made *telling* the truth a greater crime than *selling* it.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PardonRealityWinner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PardonRealityWinner<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dMdFxOlf4g\">pic.twitter.com\/dMdFxOlf4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edward Snowden (@Snowden) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden\/status\/1551920521566199816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em><strong>Related: Bitcoin got stronger despite government crackdowns, says Edward Snowden<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Snowden&#8217;s reported Russian citizenship status would not necessarily preclude the whistleblower from ever returning to the United States.\u00a0 A sitting U.S. president has the constitutional authority to grant reprieves and pardons for &#8220;offenses&#8221; against the country, which would likely include federal espionage charges. However, despite calls from many civil liberties advocacy groups, two presidential administrations have not pardoned Snowden, nor has President Joe Biden suggested he will during his term.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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