Moscow to reciprocate after Lithuania pardons Russian spies - agencies

Russia plans to reciprocate after Lithuania pardoned two Russian citizens convicted of espionage, Russian news agencies quoted the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as saying on Friday. Earlier on Friday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda pardoned two Russian citizens sentenced for spying in a move that could pave the way for a three-way spy swap between Russia, Norway, and Lithuania.

Sergei Naryshkin, who heads Russia's SVR, said Russia would take reciprocal measures, without providing a timeline. Russia also said earlier on Friday that it would review in the near future a pardon request submitted by Norwegian Frode Berg, who has been jailed for spying.