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Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Larry King that "10 Russian spies" who were detained in the U.S. this summer, no damage to U.S. interests are not caused, as this group belonged to a special service - the illegal exploration, which must be activated in times of crisis, and the severance of diplomatic relations when all other means of intelligence are ineffective or impossible.
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King asked what impressions were at the prime minister to meet with them. Putin said that "manufacturing" issues they have not talked, but these people, "certainly deserve respect."
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Putin noted that all countries, even U.S. intelligence activities are, but the Russian security services, unlike the U.S., not seen in the organization of secret prisons, kidnapping and torture.
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We recall that on 27 June on charges of execution "deep undercover assignments in the U.S. were arrested ten people: Anna Chapman, Richard and Cynthia Murphy, Juan Lazaro and Vicky Pelaez, Michael Zotolli, Patricia Mills, Michael Semenko, Donald Howard Heatfield and Tracy Lee Ann Foley. Total charges were brought against 11 persons. Last defendant Christopher Metsos was taken into custody by police of Cyprus, and later released on bail and disappeared.
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Arrested later that the American and Russian press called "Russian spies, were traded for a few (4 or 10 according to different sources), a man who in Russia had been convicted of spying for foreign states.

"Russian spies" were a "deeply disguised network of agents, living in different U.S. cities. In this case, the U.S. could not even charge them with espionage because they convey nothing secret in Russia could not. In the western press, "Russian spies" caused quite unambiguous reaction: the apparent meaninglessness of their activity, coupled with a surprising carelessness (for example, someone from the group kept all their passwords written on paper) is highly amused foreign journalists. The Russian authorities in this story contrasts with the prevailing in the area of media opinion - immediately after the exchange of spies received Putin, who sang with them, "How to start a Homeland," and then they were awarded top state honors. The famous Anna Chapman is now working counselor president Fondservisbank, serves a number of aerospace industry.