# Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

Date: 2022

On 26 September 2022 [Vladimir Putin](/people/vladimir-putin) signed a decree making [Edward Snowden](/people/edward-snowden), then 39, a Russian citizen. The former intelligence contractor, whose leaked files were reported by the Guardian, had lived in Russia since 2013, when the United States revoked his passport while he was passing through Moscow.

## People

- Edward Snowden: https://factrail.ai/people/edward-snowden

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/02/edward-snowden-gets-russian-passport-after-swearing-oath-of-allegiance
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63036991
- https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/83352/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/putin-grants-snowden-russian-citizenship-2022-09-26