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Putin grants Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden

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Will he now be called up and used as cannon fodder?

More likely he'll die in a fall or "commit suicide" like so many other prominent Russians this year:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_businessmen_myste...

Highly doubtful—I'd imagine his technical abilities are more needed than ever now, given how many tech folks are trying to get out of Russia.

But I do have to wonder what his arrangement with Putin's regime is. Seems unlikely that they just gave him a place to crash without expecting something in return.

The tweet has no information other than the headline. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-grants-russian-ci... might be a better source.

Also it seems to be slanted, is it really Putin doing it? And wtf is pa.media, a website/Twitter account hoping you'd confuse it with AP (Associated Press)?

If only there was some way to find out, about pages, google etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PA_Media

Don't be lazy, it means you post stuff like that and look stupid.

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