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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by SXX on Thursday October 22, 2020 @02:01PM (#24861082)
By giving asylum to near #1 target of US establishment they can prove to all kind of corrupt politicians, dictators (or just plain military criminals and terrorists) who serve Russia interests that they able to protect them from US too.
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Re:Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency by jcbrand on Thursday October 22, 2020 @03:19PM (#24862222)
Quite a cynical take, but makes sense.

I think the PR angle mentioned elsewhere also makes sense and is a rational argument for Russia's actions, but this adds another meta-level to the whole thing.

Different messages being signalled to different audiences.

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