A criminal case in which charges were brought against two suspected accomplices of Nikolai Filipchenko, an exchanged Russian spy, has been submitted to a court for trial, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday.
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Russia agreed to release a Norwegian national along with two Lithuanians as part of the recent "spy swap" deal because it was very keen to have its citizens, jailed in Lithuania for spying, back, President Gitanas Nauseda's chief national security advisor said on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius says Friday's spy swap that saw Russia release two Lithuanians and a Norwegian is an example of close cooperation between the two NATO allies.
Two Lithuanians and a Norwegian were returned to Lithuania on Friday as part of a spy swap with Russia, the Lithuanian president's office said.
President Gitanas Nauseda has granted pardons to two Russian citizens jailed in Lithuania for espionage, opening the wat for a prisoner swap with Moscow.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has signed into law a bill detailing the president's right to pardon a convict involved in a spy swap deal, his office said on Monday.
The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Thursday an amendment to the Criminal Code that details the president's right to pardon a convict involved in a spy swap deal.
