Edward Snowden, a former employee of the US National Security Agency, took the oath and received a Russian passport. This was told by his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena. According to him, Snowden's wife is also applying for Russian citizenship.
In September, it became known that Snowden received Russian citizenship.
In 2013, Snowden gave the media information about the programs of the American intelligence agencies, which involve the implementation of surveillance around the world. After that, in the United States, he was charged in absentia with espionage and theft of state property. Snowden first fled the US to Hong Kong and then to Russia.
Then he asked for political asylum in Russia, on the advice of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.