Snowden’s 2013 flight to Moscow may have been pre‑planned with Russian contacts and diplomatic channels
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The passage outlines a timeline suggesting Edward Snowden coordinated his escape from Hong Kong with Russian officials and possibly other foreign actors months in advance, hinting at pre‑arranged dipl Snowden left Hong Kong on a non‑stop flight to Moscow on June 23, 2013, shortly after a U.S. crimina The text claims Snowden had prior contact with a foreign diplomatic mission and Russian officials
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