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Spy swap deal complete

The spy swap between the US and Russia has been completed after a secretive exchange in Vienna. Related articles by Zemanta Spy Swap Underway as 10 Russian Spies Plead Guilty (nowpublic.com) The Spy Swap is Complete (observer.com) Russia, US swap 14 in Cold War-style spy exchange (teabreak.pk)

The Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, will discuss arms and energy during his visit to Moscow, his first in more than 20 years. As Libya could buy more than $US 2 billion worth of Russian weapons, Gaddafi's trip is seen as an opportunity to woo him away from Western companies who've been lobbying hard for lucrative contracts since the UN lifted sanctions in 2003.