U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden said Monday that 'a little stability will make a difference' for his family after Russia granted him full citizenship.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!will give his family stability nearly a decade after the former National Security Agency contractor leaked files on U.S. surveillance operations and fled to Moscow.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price reiterated the United States' position on Monday that Snowden should return to face trial on espionage charges. In this Feb. 14, 2015, file photo, Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu.
The U.S. whistleblower's revelations in 2013 about the NSA's surveillance operations drew praise from privacy advocates and sharp condemnation from U.S. officials who accused him ofHis newly-acquired Russian citizenship comes amid escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington, D.C.
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