Edward Snowden approached to host Russian TV series about secret services

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has been approached by Russia’s nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) to host a television programme on secret services and intelligence gathering. The proposed series, to be aired on the party’s own TV channel LDPR-TV, is set to explore many aspects of international intelligence activity. According to LDPR politician Andrei Svintsov, it is hoped that Snowden will bring extensive expertise to the programme.

“We are starting a new project, a show about intelligence agents and spy agencies from various countries. Our member Andrei Lugovoi will host the program on our behalf, and we also invite Edward Snowden,” Svintsov said.

Since leaking classified information concerning extensive surveillance programmes conduced by the US in 2013, Snowden has lived in Russia where he has been granted a residence permit until 2017.

Source: RIA Novosti