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    US-Russia prisoner swap triggers memories of Cold …

    A few months later, the Glienicke Bridge once again became the backdrop for a Cold War prisoner swap. On February 11, 1986, the images made front-page news worldwide — a small man in a large fur hat in the middle of the snow-covered bridge, being led to freedom by diplomats. It was Anatoly Shcharansky, a Soviet dissident and human rights activist. ...

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    The idyllically located bridge provided plenty of space and a fitting backdrop for the swaps that were supposed to remain secret. But when news of an impending exchange was leaked in 1985 and 1986, the US and the Soviet Union decided to exchange their agents despite the spotlight. "This was a good chance for all parties involved in both East and We...

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    The East German GDR played an important role in the swaps, with its star lawyer Wolfgang Vogelacting as a special intermediary between East and West. The lawyer, who has since died, was admitted to the bar in both German states and arranged many ransom payments for GDR dissidents. This made it easier for him to play the role of mediator between Was...

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    German politicians and intermediaries — in the West German capital of Bonn and in the GDR's capital of Berlin — were heavily involved in negotiations between Washington and Moscow. West Germany was interested because there were some West Germans serving time in the East after having spied for the US and being exposed. "They usually did trifling thi...

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