Monday, March 5, 2012

Russian spy claims swap in works for spies in US

Russia and the United States are working out a spy swap involving Russians recently arrested in the United States and people convicted of spying in Russia, the brother of an imprisoned nuclear researcher said Wednesday.

Officials from both the United States and Russia refused to comment on the report but Dmitry Sutyagin said he had plenty of details on the swap from his brother Igor, who is serving a 14-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the United States.

Igor Sutyagin was told by Russian officials on Monday that he and other convicted spies are to be exchanged for the Russians arrested by the FBI last month, his brother said. U.S. officials …

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