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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Russia grants Snowden three-year residence permit Yahoo... Edward Snowden, displayed on television screens, asks a question to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a nationally televised question-and-answer session, in Moscow, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Speaking in a televised call-in show with the nation, Putin harshly criticized the West for trying to pull Ukraine into its orbit and said that people in eastern Ukraine have risen against the authorities in Kiev, who ignored their rights and legitimate demands. Putin also took a video question from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, whom Russia granted asylum last year. Asked by Snowden about Russia's surveillance programs, Putin said that Russian special services also tap on communications in their fight against terrorism, but don't do it on such a massive scale as the U.S. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) Snowden . has been granted a three-year residence permit in Russia, his Russian lawyer said at a press conference Thursday. "The request was accepted and accordingly Edward Snowden was given a three-year residence permit" which allows him to move about freely and travel abroad, lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told journalists. "In the future Edward will have to decide whether to continue to live in Russia and become a citizen or to return to the United States," Kucherena added. The 31-year-old US fugitive is wanted in the United States on espionage charges. He was granted leave to stay in Russia a year ago after spending weeks in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport when his passport was revoked on his way to South America. The leaks by the former National Security Agency contractor last year sparked a massive row over the data sweeps conducted by the United States domestically and in allied nations, including of their leaders. Snowden has led a reclusive life in Moscow, only giving a handful of interviews and making no public appearances, although several sightings in Moscow have been reported by Russian media. Snowden is "working within his profession," Kucherena said, but has also been helping as a rights defender. Kucherena denied that Snowden is chaperoned by Russia's security services, saying he only has a private security detail. "All security questions Edward decides himself," Kucherena said. On Tuesday pro-Kremlin website Life News ran a close-up picture of a smiling Snowden wearing a suit and sitting near a gilded pillar, saying it was taken at the historic Bolshoi theatre during an opera in July. Related video: Poster Comment: Mike Snowden must have given Putin something he considered valuable. Chances are, Snowden is no longer our pal (if he ever was).5-1 [Paul] Looks like what Snowden gave was the revelation of Israeli Mossad's collaboration with America's NSA. That's probably why trolls are down on Snowden. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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