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Russia says extends Snowden's residency permit 'by a couple of years'


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Russia says extends Snowden's residency permit 'by a couple of years'

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Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a conference at University of Buenos Aires Law School, Argentina, November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/Files

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said.

 

"Snowden's residency in Russia has just been extended by another couple of years," the spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in a post on Facebook.

 

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Christian Lowe)

 
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