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How the Spy Swap Plays in Russia: Darkly

(July 10) -- The arrest of ten Russian spies in the U.S., and the subsequent agreement to swap them for Russian prisoners, has created a furor in the Russian press very different from the U.S. obsession with sexy Facebook pictures and the fate of the children. The Russians have been much more drawn to probing the...

Russians in Spy Exchange Include Hanssen Case Figure

(July 9) -- A former Russian intelligence officer who may have provided information that helped uncover two of the worst spies in U.S. history -- Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames -- is among the four Russians swapped for 10 sleeper agents in an elaborate Cold War-style spy swap today. Alexander Zaporozhsky, a decorated...

Russian Spy Swap: Spies by Names and Occupations

UPDATE: "Ten Russian agents have been flown to Vienna after being deported from the US as part of a Cold War-style spy swap between Moscow and Washington," Sky.com reported. "They are expected to be handed over to Russian officials in the Austrian capital." (July 8) -- An amicable trade agreement between the United States...

10 Russian Spies Deported After NY Guilty Pleas

NEW YORK (July 8) -- Ten Russian agents who infiltrated suburban America and acted as spies for Moscow were deported Thursday after admitting their crimes. The spies left New York for Moscow hours after pleading guilty to conspiracy in a Manhattan courtroom and being sentenced to time served and ordered out of the...

Russian Spy Case: What's a Traded Prisoner Worth?

(July 7) -- They've entertained us with their sultry photos, computer complaints and gardening skills. But later this week, we might have to wave farewell to our favorite suburban spy ring. According to reports, some or all of the 10 Russian agents seized in the U.S. are about to be traded for Igor Sutyagin, a nuclear...