Russia Exchanges Spies With Lithuania, Norway in Cold War-Style Swap

Russia Exchanges Spies With Lithuania, Norway in Cold War-Style Swap
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (R) listens to Director of the State Security Department Darius Jauniskis in Vilnius, Lithuania on Nov. 15, 2019. REUTERS/Andrius Sytas
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Russia freed two Lithuanians and a Norwegian on Friday in return for two Russian spies held in Lithuania, in a Cold War-style spy swap that brought several high profile espionage cases to a close.

The Norwegian, Frode Berg, a retired border guard, was arrested in Moscow in 2017 and convicted of gathering intelligence on behalf of Norway. He pleaded not guilty.