>Protections he apparently didn’t need for nearly a decade, but did once Russia was executing its genocidal war. Your “he’s merely scared of America” narrative

>Protections he apparently didn’t need for nearly a decade, but did once Russia was executing its genocidal war. Your “he’s merely scared of America” narrative doesn’t hold water. Protections he couldn't get for nearly a decade, but did once the law was changed and he was able to do so [1]. >No one made him travel and his passport was revoked before flying to Moscow, evidence elsewhere on the thread. He trapped himself! He could have (and in hindsight probably should have) stayed in Hong Kong. Regardless, it's unclear when he knew his passport had been revoked. Even if he had known beforehand, he thought he had documents for safe passage to Ecuador. >Russia is systematically raping and murdering Ukrainians while Snowden is giving his oath to Russia and you call that “awkward optics?” Please reserve this emotional tripe for Reddit, where it belongs. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/23/edward-snowden-granted-permanent-residency-in-russia https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/23/edward-snowd...