December 26, 2020, 4:25 PM<\/p>\n
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London, Moscow -- Edward Snowden has become a father, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherenatold Interfax.<\/p>\n
Former CIA and NSA agent Edward Snowden and his wife Lindsay Mills announced the birth of their first child on social media, a baby boy.<\/p>\n
\"The greatest gift is the love we share\" tweeted Snowden, posting a photo of the couple kissing while holding the newborn.<\/p>\n
The couple posted photos on Instagram and Twitter on Christmas day and decided to hide their childs face with an emoji.<\/p>\n
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden poses for a photo during an interview in an undisclosed location in Moscow, Dec. 2013.<\/p>\n
In another photo taken shortly before their child was born, Snowden can be seen hugging his wife showing a baby bump.<\/p>\n
\"As we expected, his family is growing. Edward and [his wife] Lindsay [Mills] had a baby boy. The mother and the child are in excellent health,\" Kucherena told Interfax.The birth announcement comes just two months after Snowden, 37, was granted permanent residence in Russia.<\/p>\n
Snowden had decided to keep his U.S. passport and to simultaneously become a citizen of Russia.<\/p>\n
Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by the ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu, Feb. 14, 2015.<\/p>\n
\"After years of separation from our parents, 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,\" said Snowden on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Snowden, who claimed in 2013 that the U.S. government was spying on its citizens, has been living in exile in Russia since leaking National Security Agency files.<\/p>\n
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