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Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to Edward Snowden
https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/26/putin-grants-edward-snowden-russian-citizenship/President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, the AP reports.
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I was going to ask something like that but you nailed.
Lula DaSilva. Dude has tons of criticisms, except for some reason that I can't quite figure out ( 
), he can't seem to direct any of it to the right.
I didn’t know how that worked.
So I’m sure the Russian postal service will send his absentee ballot in November. 
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-05-01/russia-new-law-eliminates-requirement-to-renounce-foreign-citizenship/
(May 1, 2020) On April 24, 2020, the Russian government portal for legal information published the text of the newly adopted Law on Amending the Law on Citizenship. (Federal Law No. 134-FZ of April 24, 2020, Concerning the Simplification of the Procedure for Acquisition of Russian Citizenship.) The new law, which will enter into force in three months, eliminates the current requirement that applicants renounce foreign citizenship to acquire citizenship of Russia. The current citizenship law (Federal Law No. 62-FZ of June 5, 2002, on Citizenship of the Russian Federation) (Law on Citizenship) provides for granting Russian citizenship to foreign nationals only if they can prove that they have reported their renunciation of foreign citizenship to the foreign state’s authorities.
The amendment to the current citizenship law applies to foreign citizens and stateless individuals who permanently reside in Russia. From now on, government offices dealing with immigration and citizenship issues, which had monitored the termination of Russian of foreign citizenship by Russian nationals, will be required only to accept written notification from the applicants for Russian citizenship that they hold or have terminated citizenship of another state. (Art. 1(3.b).)
These applicants for Russian citizenship are no longer subject to the three-year residency requirement, nor will they be required to prove that they have a legal source of income. This norm will also apply to foreign spouses of Russian nationals who have a common child and to foreigners who have at least one parent with Russian citizenship residing in Russia. (Art. 1(2.b).)
The law also eliminates the requirement that citizens of the former Soviet Union who continue to reside in one of the former Soviet republics without having citizenship of that republic take up residence in Russia in order to apply for naturalization. (Art. 1(2.c).) Those nationals of Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan who have a Russian residency permit no longer have to wait for three years before applying for Russian citizenship. (Art. 1(2.b).)
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https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-05-01/russia-new-law-eliminates-requirement-to-renounce-foreign-citizenship/
(May 1, 2020) On April 24, 2020, the Russian government portal for legal information published the text of the newly adopted Law on Amending the Law on Citizenship. (Federal Law No. 134-FZ of April 24, 2020, Concerning the Simplification of the Procedure for Acquisition of Russian Citizenship.) The new law, which will enter into force in three months, eliminates the current requirement that applicants renounce foreign citizenship to acquire citizenship of Russia. The current citizenship law (Federal Law No. 62-FZ of June 5, 2002, on Citizenship of the Russian Federation) (Law on Citizenship) provides for granting Russian citizenship to foreign nationals only if they can prove that they have reported their renunciation of foreign citizenship to the foreign state’s authorities.
The amendment to the current citizenship law applies to foreign citizens and stateless individuals who permanently reside in Russia. From now on, government offices dealing with immigration and citizenship issues, which had monitored the termination of Russian of foreign citizenship by Russian nationals, will be required only to accept written notification from the applicants for Russian citizenship that they hold or have terminated citizenship of another state. (Art. 1(3.b).)
These applicants for Russian citizenship are no longer subject to the three-year residency requirement, nor will they be required to prove that they have a legal source of income. This norm will also apply to foreign spouses of Russian nationals who have a common child and to foreigners who have at least one parent with Russian citizenship residing in Russia. (Art. 1(2.b).)
The law also eliminates the requirement that citizens of the former Soviet Union who continue to reside in one of the former Soviet republics without having citizenship of that republic take up residence in Russia in order to apply for naturalization. (Art. 1(2.c).) Those nationals of Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan who have a Russian residency permit no longer have to wait for three years before applying for Russian citizenship. (Art. 1(2.b).)
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His actions lead to the passage of the USA Freedom Act in 2015 which limited the collection of phone records.
I admire him for his audacity, sacrifice and determination to disclose the hypocrisy that all governments tout, esp the ones that repeatedly and most loudly claim that they best represent the will of the people and the best virtues of mankind.
All righty then.
Once again, I'm grateful to him too, he and Reality Winner. They both should have been pardoned.
You got a link?How many top secrets did Pooty get out of Snowy's treasure trove?
