MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Saturday freed Estonian officer Eston Kohver jailed for spying last month, exchanging him for a Russian spy in a Cold War-style bridge swap just days before President Vladimir Putins visit to the United Nations.Kohver, who was sentenced in August to 15 years in jail on espionage and other charges, was exchanged for Aleksei Dressen, a former Estonian security official serving a 16-year sentence for spying for Moscow, the FSB security service said in a statement.The swap took place on Saturday on a bridge over the Piusa River that separates Russias western Pskov region and Estonias …read more
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