AQSh Milliy xavfsizlik agentligining sobiq xodimi Edvard Snouden Rossiya fuqaroligini olmoqchi ekanligini ma'lum qildi.
«Ko‘p yillar davomida ota-onalarimizdan alohida yashaganimizdan so‘ng ayolim bilan o‘g‘limizdan ham ajralishni xohlamadik. Mana shuning uchun, pandemiya va chegaralarning yopilishi fonida Rossiya-AQSh ikki davlat fuqaroligini olish uchun ariza topshirmoqchimiz», – deb yozadi Snouden o‘zining tvitter sahifasida.
After years of separation from our parens, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our son. That's why, in this era of pandemics and closed borders, we're applying for dual US-Russian citizenship. https://t.co/cCgT0rr37e
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 1, 2020
Shuningdek, u xotini bilan baribir «amerikalik bo‘lib qolishi»ni va o‘g‘illarini ham o‘zlari yoqtirgan Amerikaning barcha qadriyatlari asosida – xususan, fikrini erkin ifoda etish erkinligi kabi – tarbiyalashini aytgan.
Lindsay and I will remain Americans, raising our son with all the values of the America we love—including the freedom to speak his mind. And I look forward to the day I can return to the States, so the whole family can be reunited.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 1, 2020
«Va men butun oilamiz qayta to‘planishi uchun Qo‘shma shtatlarga qaytadigan kunimni sabrsizlik bilan kutaman», – deb qo‘shimcha qilgan sobiq agent.