1983, Snowden was born in the United States, a native American. Snowden, 39, will become a Russian citizen in 2022.
Snowden had nothing to do with Russia. His father was a U.S. Coast Guard officer and his mother was a Maryland court civil servant.
In 2004, Snowden joined the US Army, he hoped to participate in the Iraq War. A few months later, Snowden broke both feet in a training accident and was subsequently discharged. Snowden later served as a security guard at the National Security Agency (NSA), and then at the CIA (CIA) in positions related to information technology security. In 2007, the CIA sent agent Snowden to Geneva, Switzerland, publicly identified as a diplomat. In 2009, the CIA sent Agent Snowden to Japan.
In 2013, Snowden and his girlfriend Lindsey Mills lived in Wipa, Oahu, Hawaii, and worked as a system administrator at the National Security Agency with an annual salary of about $200,000. He is 30 years old and has a promising future. Girlfriends live a comfortable life together.
Picture - Snowden's girlfriend
But Snowden felt uneasy about the secret surveillance project in the United States, and he was no longer the hot-blooded young man who wanted to go to Iraq to fight, so he was fired.
On May 20, 2013, Snowden came to Hong Kong from Hawaii and disclosed the "Prism Project" to the British " Guardian " and the American " Washington Post ". The United States then demanded the extradition of Snowden from Hong Kong, my country, scaring him to flee. On June 23, Snowden flew to Moscow, Russia to seek refuge, and was then wanted by the United States and the United Kingdom to this day. The
Prism plan is quite complicated. The more well-known information is that the United States has long been listening to the German Chancellor and the President of Brazil. The Internet companies in the United States, on the surface, keep the data confidential to users, but as long as the country needs it, they basically give it with both hands. In 2014, Snowden received a Russian residence permit. In 2020, Snowden was granted permanent residency in Russia. Snowden will acquire Russian citizenship in 2022.
Snowden chose Russia as a strange land, not because he likes Russia, let alone Russia. In the words of European and American media, Snowden fled to Russia for freedom and democracy, or to put it bluntly, to escape for his life.
Snowden's first choice was not Russia. He just used Russia as a place to suspend, and he sent asylum requests to European countries such as France, but they were rejected, and France did not want to cause trouble. Not in Europe, Snowden plans to go to Latin America again.
In 2013, Bolivia's President Morales' special plane made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on his way back from Russia. After the plane took off, the three countries of France, Italy and Spain refused to pass the special plane through the airspace. The plane flew to the neighboring country of Italy, , Austria, , and could no longer fly. If you change the route by bypassing these countries, the fuel may not be enough, and it is impossible to determine other European countries. Whether the state will follow up on refusing to pass through the airspace.
After the plane landed, the Austrian military searched the special plane. Although the President of Bolivia personally protested, he was unable to resist the local scoundrel.
It turns out that these European countries, under the coercion of the United States, searched for former CIA employee Snowden. The United States suspected that Sloden was on the special plane, so it asked the NATO countries in Europe to cooperate, make an emergency landing on the special plane, and then arrest it.
But Sloden was not on the Bolivian presidential plane, Austrian president saw that he was in the air, so he could only bite the bullet and board the plane to have breakfast with the President of Bolivia as a sign of comfort. Obviously, the United States would rather take what it is than kill a thousand by mistake, and never miss an opportunity to capture Sloden. As for Bolivia, when has the United States ever respected a developing country in Latin America?
After a week or two, France and Spain apologized, and Italy also made an explanation. However, the United States and Austria, the main participant in this incident, did not say anything.
At this time, Snowden still has high hopes for returning to the United States. As long as the United States drops the charges against him, Snowden is still willing to return. In 2014, Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills traveled from the United States to Russia to visit, and the United States did not object. But the United States will never write off Snowden's actions, otherwise countless Snowdens will jump out, and the American value system will collapse.
Picture - Snowden's girlfriend, dancer
In 2014, Russia actually controlled Ukraine Crimea , the US-Russian relationship is getting worse and worse. In 2017, Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, married him in Russia and has now given birth to two sons.
Both Russia and the United States allow multiple nationalities, but in the Ansa system, Russians are extremely excluded. In the eyes of the Ansa people, if they are born Russian, they have original sin. If he later became a Russian citizen, he would be a traitor who has forgotten his ancestors.
Picture - Abu
Abu
Russia's richest man, Abu, an oil tycoon, has a net worth of about 20 billion US dollars at the time, ranking around tenth in the world.
In 2003, Abramovich bought Premier League Chelsea Club, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, for 130 million pounds, and invested more than 200 million pounds to pay off debts and buy stars for the team. In 2012 and 2021, Chelsea won the Champions League twice. In contrast, the so-called Premier League giants Manchester City and Arsenal have never won the Champions League.
Abu may have billions of pounds invested in the UK. He not only buys football teams, but also buys priceless commodities such as castles, manors, racecourses, tennis courts and shooting ranges. Abramovich, though often back in Russia, spends most of his time in the UK and even watches most of Chelsea's home games there.
In 2018, the relationship between the United Kingdom and Russia deteriorated, affecting Abu. This year, in the FA Cup final, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1:0 to win the championship, but Abramovich was not there to celebrate. At that time, the United Kingdom announced that it would not renew Abramovich's visa, which means that Abramovich could not stay in the UK or watch Chelsea's games live.
Picture - Abu and his third wife, now divorced The United Kingdom does not grant citizenship, and we ordinary people may be worried to death, but this little thing can't stop Abu, he turned around and became Israeli citizenship. In 2021, Abu became a Portuguese citizen, and he has triple nationality of Russia, Israel and Portugal. Israel and the United States have good relations, and Portugal is a member of the EU and . Abu thinks he can sit back and relax.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022, the UK sanctioned Abu and froze his assets. What is the reason? Basically, there is no serious reason. The main reason is the original sin of Abu being a Russian.
Back to Snowden, how much did he hit America?
First of all, after the U.S. surveillance of allied leaders came to light, it turned out that U.S. surveillance targets were not divided into enemy countries or allies, which aroused dissatisfaction among allies, especially European allies, and embarrassed then President Obama. German Chancellor Merkel expressed Excessive anger has damaged US-European relations.
picture - Snowden's girlfriend (now wife), dancer
second, discloses the process of al Qaeda, Taliban , Islamic State and other organizations receiving US support. Many terrorist organizations defined by the United States had American backgrounds in the early days and were used to fight against enemy countries or hostile forces. Later, they were not controlled by the United States, so they were named terrorist organizations. This has a great impact on the countries in the Middle East. In 2021, the United States will withdraw its troops in Afghanistan, and the Taliban will retake Afghanistan without blood, which shows that the influence of the United States in the Middle East countries is rapidly declining.
Third, it was disclosed that the United States manipulated intelligence to create a pretext for war, such as using washing powder (weapons of mass destruction) as an excuse to invade Iraq, which was later finalized by President Trump. Those countries that were invaded by the United States or suppressed by the United States were panicked, fearful and hated. During the Russian-Ukrainian war, most countries in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa, including China and India, were reluctant to follow the United States in sanctioning Russia. It can be seen that the United States’ simple intimidation is no longer effective.
Fourth, the various surveillance programs of the United States have encountered difficulties. After various countries have taken precautions, the United States has to change other surveillance methods. The difficulty has increased, the budget will be greatly increased, and the economic loss will not be small.
After Snowden became a Russian citizen, if the United States wants to move him, it must consider whether Russia's retaliation can be tolerated. For Snowden himself, by becoming a Russian citizen, there is no way out, and it is impossible to return to the United States to spend the rest of his life in peace.
