U.S., Russian complete spy swap in Vienna
A plane carrying 10 people recently arrested in the United States on charges of spying for the Russians landed Friday at Domodedovo airport in Moscow, Interfax news agency reported, following a spy swap in Vienna earlier in the day.
British media reported at the same time that a plane carrying four spies released by the Russians had landed at a British military base.
The swap, widely viewed as an attempt by both governments to put the spy scandal behind them, took place at the Vienna airport as the two planes stood side by side at midday. The 10 people who had pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom Thursday to reduced charges of failing to register as foreign agents were traded for four people released from Russian prisons, Russian television station Russia 24 reported.
