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Reuters: Russia And U.S. Swap Spies In Cold War-Style Exchange

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Tags: Espionage, Russia, Spy, United States

The biggest spy swap since the end of the Cold War appeared to have taken place on Friday as Russian and U.S. planes met in Vienna to exchange agents, defusing an espionage drama that threatened improving relations.

Two planes involved in the swap, one Russian, one U.S., parked side by side on the tarmac at Vienna airport for around an hour and a half as vehicles shuttled between them. The Russian plane then took off, followed by the U.S. plane.

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