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[dead] hsnewman
mtmail
Do you have reading material for that claim?
beardyw
From Wikipedia:

"Snowden has been variously called a traitor, a hero, a whistleblower, a dissident, a coward, and a patriot"

Maybe you should update it, though you will need a reference.

hsnewman
You want me to update Wikipedia? Anyone can do that, that's why it's not smart to quote it as fact.
tssva
Will he now be called up and used as cannon fodder?
_zzaw
Highly doubtful—I'd imagine his technical abilities are more needed than ever now, given how many tech folks are trying to get out of Russia.

But I do have to wonder what his arrangement with Putin's regime is. Seems unlikely that they just gave him a place to crash without expecting something in return.

mtmail
The tweet has no information other than the headline. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-grants-russian-ci... might be a better source.
netsharc
Also it seems to be slanted, is it really Putin doing it? And wtf is pa.media, a website/Twitter account hoping you'd confuse it with AP (Associated Press)?