Russian, US spy suspects brace for possible swap

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MOSCOW, July 8 (AP): Special riot police secured the perimeter of Moscow's Lefortovo prison Thursday and a gaggle of TV cameras and photographers jostled for the best position as the world braced for what could be largest spy swap since the Cold War.
A convoy of armored vehicles arrived in the morning at the prison, thought to be the central gathering point for people convicted of spying for the West, including nuclear researcher Igor Sutyagin, serving a 14-year sentence for spying for the United States.
Sutyagin's brother and lawyer say he was transferred to Lefortovo earlier this week to take part in the swap and could be flown out to freedom as early as Thursday.
They said Sutyagin saw a list of 11 prisoners in Russia who are being traded for 10 people arrested in the United States for being unregistered Russian agents.
In New York, a federal court was to decide the fate of those 10 suspects later Thursday.
Defence lawyers in Moscow and New York have expressed confidence that their clients' fates would be settled very soon.