The United States and Russia have agreed to one of the biggest spy swaps since the end of the Cold War. Ten Russian spies were deported from the United States last night after pleading guilty in a New York court to acting as illegal agents for Moscow. RUSSIAN president Dmitry Medvedev has pardoned four men convicted of spying for the West. It's thought Moscow and Washington are keen to draw a line under the affair, amid fears it could sour relations.