MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed Monday by the Russian leader. Snowden is one of 75 foreign citizens listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship.
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yeah because it was over austrian airspace and Austria is part of the NATO goon squad.
Forcibly grounding the Bolivian presidents plane over Bolivia or Russia would have been another matter
Isn't Austria one of the few European countries that aren't in NATO?
maybe but they're still a US lapdog