Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed on the decree which has been published on an official government website
and said at the time that he planned to apply for Russian citizenship, without renouncing his US citizenship.
Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, told Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti the former contractor's wife Lindsay Mills, an American who has been living with him in Russia, will also be applying for a Russian passport.Snowden, who has kept a low profile in Russia and occasionally criticised Russian government policies on social media, said in 2019 he was willing to return to the US if he is guaranteed a fair trial.
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