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Lithuania, Norway swap spies with Russia at border

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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda first pardoned the two Russians jailed by Vilnius for spying, prompting Moscow to announce it will respond in kind.

PARDONING SPIES. President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda speaks at the 74th Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 25, 2019 in New York. File photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP

"Today, at midday, the exchange operation was completed successfully," Lithuanian intelligence chief Darius Jauniskis told reporters in Vilnius on Friday. Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency director Sergei Naryshkin had told news agencies that Moscow would take"reciprocal measures" following Lithuania's pardon.Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hailed Berg's release and thanked Lithuania for its"cooperation and efforts" in securing his freedom.

 

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