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| Russia, US in possible spy deal | Russia, US in possible spy deal |
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| Igor Sutyagin was jailed for 15 years in 2004 | Igor Sutyagin was jailed for 15 years in 2004 |
| A lawyer representing a man jailed for spying in Russia says her client might to be exchanged for one of 10 alleged Russian spies being held in the US. | A lawyer representing a man jailed for spying in Russia says her client might to be exchanged for one of 10 alleged Russian spies being held in the US. |
| The lawyer said Igor Sutyagin, who was convicted of espionage in 2004, had told her he was one of 10 people to be deported from Russia in a swap. | |
| There is no word on any spy exchange from Russian officials. | |
| In June, 10 people were arrested in the US on suspicion of working as illegal agents for the Russian government. | In June, 10 people were arrested in the US on suspicion of working as illegal agents for the Russian government. |
| An 11th suspect described as a member of the ring was arrested in Cyprus but later went missing after being released on bail. | An 11th suspect described as a member of the ring was arrested in Cyprus but later went missing after being released on bail. |
| Rapid resolution | |
| Sutyagin, a nuclear weapons specialist, is serving a 15-year jail sentence for passing information to a UK firm allegedly used as a front by the CIA. | Sutyagin, a nuclear weapons specialist, is serving a 15-year jail sentence for passing information to a UK firm allegedly used as a front by the CIA. |
| His lawyer said he had now been moved from a prison colony in the Russian North back to Moscow. | His lawyer said he had now been moved from a prison colony in the Russian North back to Moscow. |
| The 11 alleged members of the Russian spy ring in the US are accused of conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of a foreign government, a crime less serious than espionage but which carries up to five years in prison. | The 11 alleged members of the Russian spy ring in the US are accused of conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of a foreign government, a crime less serious than espionage but which carries up to five years in prison. |
| Three of the suspects - Mikhail Kutzik, Natalia Pereverzeva, and Mikhail Semenko - are due to appear in court in Virginia later on Wednesday. | |
| Mr Kutzik and Ms Pereverzeva had been living as a couple with their children in Arlington, near Washington DC. They have admitted being Russian citizens operating under assumed names. | |
| Prosecutors say they and Mr Semenko were among a ring of "illegals" working for Russian intelligence, and attempting to infiltrate US policy-making circles. | |
| On Wednesday, the New York Times quoted sources close to the case as saying the federal government was seeking a rapid resolution. |