斯诺登获得俄罗斯3年居留许可

Moscow has granted US National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden a three-year residency permit, in a decision that will further hit Russian-US relations, writes Courtney Weaver.

俄罗斯已向美国国家安全局(NSA)爆料者爱德华•斯诺登(Edward Snowden)发放为期3年的居留许可，这一决定将进一步影响俄美关系。

Anatoly Kucherena, Mr Snowden’s Moscow lawyer, said yesterday that the Russian government had given Mr Snowden a three-year residency permit valid from August 1. He added that it had not granted Mr Snowden political asylum.

斯诺登在莫斯科的律师阿纳托利•库齐利纳(Anatoly Kucherena)昨日表示，俄罗斯政府已向斯诺登发放为期3年的居留许可，将从8月1日起生效。他补充称，俄罗斯并未向斯诺登提供政治庇护。

Mr Snowden will have permission to travel abroad on condition that he return to Russia within three months.

斯诺登将获得在国外旅行的许可，条件是他在3个月内返回俄罗斯。

“This is not about political asylum,” Mr Kucherena told reporters. “This is about temporary residence on Russian territory.”

“这并非政治庇护，”库齐利纳告诉记者，“而是在俄罗斯领土上的临时居住权。”

Mr Snowden arrived in Moscow last summer after an extended stay in the Sheremetyevo Airport transit zone. While the former NSA contractor is believed to be living in the Moscow region, he has never been seen in public and little is known about his daily existence.

去年夏季，在长期滞留莫斯科谢列梅捷沃国际机场中转区后，斯诺登抵达莫斯科。尽管这位美国国家安全局前合同工据信生活在莫斯科地区，但他从未出现在公众视野中，关于他日常生活的消息也非常少。

After fleeing the US for Hong Kong last year, Mr Snowden travelled to Moscow with plans to board a flight to Havana and continue onwards to South America. But he chose to stay in Moscow, rather than risk being extradited back to the US.

去年在逃离美国来到香港后，斯诺登前往莫斯科，计划登上飞往哈瓦那的航班，然后飞往南美。但他选择留在莫斯科，而不是冒险被引渡回美国。