Russia Gives NSA Whistle-Blower Snowden Permanent Residency
- Trump in August indicated possible pardon for whistle-blower
- Putin asylum for Snowden provoked stand-off with Obama
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Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed top-secret U.S. spying programs, has obtained permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said.
Snowden, 37, received notification Thursday his application to remain in the country indefinitely and unconditionally has been approved, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said by phone.