Norwegian Arctic resident held in Russia comes home in Cold War-style swap with Norway and Lithuania
Frode Berg, a retired border guard from Kirkenes, on Norway's Arctic border with Russia, had been held since 2017.
November 15, 2019
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VILNIUS — Russia freed two Lithuanians and a Norwegian on Friday in return for two Russian spies held in Lithuania, in a Cold War-style spy swap that brought several high-profile espionage cases to a close.
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