• FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    If he had citizenship in a EU country he would be safe. EU countries don’t extradite EU citizens to the US. It would be a whole can of political worms to not extradite a US citizen to the US.

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      7 months ago

      I know that it is a can of worms politically, but now the man the whole world owes the wake-up call that were his leaks to, is forced to live under Putin.

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        7 months ago

        Estonia sometimes gives out honorary citizenship for some stuff and if it was up to me one would go to Snowden. I have doubts that Russia would let him go at this point though.

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        7 months ago

        It was a wake up call for average people, I think less so for leaders of governments with their own intelligence agencies (regardless of public comments).

        Not many going to jeopardize a close political relationship over that.

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      His flight to the USA for extradition would be safe. Julian Assange is also just lucky that he won’t be extradited. Especially as you shouldn’t forget 5/9/14 eyes, for example. But Snowden wouldn’t be 1 day safe in europe