Russian spy Anna Chapman was ordered to seduce Edward Snowden

A defector has revealed that Russian spy Anna Chapman was ordered by her Russian bosses to seduce US whistleblower Edward Snowden.

According to former KGB major Boris Karpichkov, if the whistleblower had accepted he would have a right to Russian citizenship, which would have locked him in Russia, as he would have needed permission because of the citizenship, the Mirror reported.

He said that the pair met just once, but Snowden became concerned about what the ­consequences would be.

The 32-year-old spy even proposed marriage to Snowden on the orders of Russian ­intelligence high command on Twitter.