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Russia, United States Working Out a Spy Swap?

Jul 7th 2010 – 10:31AM
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AFP / Getty Images

MOSCOW (July 7) -- The Cold War-style intrigue over a reputed spy ring nabbed in the United States deepened Wednesday as word emerged of a possible scheme to swap Russians who hid in American suburbia for an imprisoned arms-control researcher and others who passed secrets to the U.S. Dmitry Sutyagin says his brother Igor,...

Prosecutors: 2 Spy Suspects Admit Using Fake Names

Jul 2nd 2010 – 4:39PM
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Art Lien, AFP / Getty Images

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 2) - Two Virginia suspects in an alleged spy ring have admitted they are Russian citizens living in the U.S. under false identities, prosecutors said Friday, as officials in Cyprus said another defendant in the bust has likely fled the island after being set free on bail. The defendants known as...

Background on Russian Foreign Ministry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign affairs of Russia.

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