Norwegian national Frode Berg was sentenced to 14 years in Russian prison for espionage. Pavel Golovkin / AP / TASS
DW: Russia and Lithuania swap spies at Kaliningrad border
Lithuania has handed over two convicted Russian spies to Moscow, with three spies headed in the opposite direction. Two Lithuanians were freed, along with a Norwegian border guard, as part of the Cold War-style swap.
Russia and Lithuania conducted a spy swap at a border checkpoint between the Baltic state and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on Friday.
The exchange involved two Russians convicted of espionage — Nikolai Filipchenko and Sergei Moiseyenko — and two Lithuanians found guilty of spying — Yevgeny Mataitis and Aristidas Tamosaitis.
It also included the Norwegian national Frode Berg, a retired border inspector who was arrested in December 2017.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hailed the release of Berg, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison in April for collecting information about Russian nuclear submarines.
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More News On Russia And Lithuania Exchanging Spies At The Kaliningrad Border
Spy swap: Five freed in Russia-Lithuania-Norway exchange -- BBC
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Lithuania, Russia, Norway Carry Out Three-Way Spy Swap -- RFE
Lithuania, Norway and Russia in border spy exchange -- The National
