Eston Kohver,sentenced in August to 15 years in jail on espionage charges, exchanged for former Estonian official jailed for spying for MoscowRussia has freed an Estonian officer jailed for spying final month, and exchanging him for a Russian spy in a cold war-style bridge swap just days before President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the US.
Eston Kohver,who was sentenced in August to 15 years in a Russian prison on espionage and other charges, was exchanged for Aleksei Dressen, or a former Estonian security official serving a 16-year sentence for spying for Moscow,Russia’s FSB security service said in a statement.
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Source: theguardian.com