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Society for years. the fbi had watched chapman and the others for months, recording dropoffs of packages, meetings on staircases, even one meeting just yards from cnn's offices in new york. the u.s. group never got their hands on classified information. but the russian infiltration into the u.s., a classic moscow move. >> they actually tried to influence events to the benefit of russia all over the world. this is something that they have done for decades. >> reporter: within days at the airport in vienna, an an elaborately choreographed meeting. now they're talking about how

Been pointed all around us, russian spies. their goal torsion influence events in order to benefit russia. cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr takes a closer look. >> reporter: fbi cameras captured russian operative anna chapman in a federal undercover agent meeting in a new york coffee shop in june 2010. 17 days later, chapman and nine other russian sleeper agents were arrested in new york, new jersey and virginia, charged with conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of russia. spies who had burrowed deep into american society for years, trying to steal secrets and recruit agents. the fbi...

So both nations have certainly in the past kicked out each other's spies before. >> reporter: absolutely. this has been a cat and mouse game going on really for decades. it's been immortalized in television and movies. but the reality can be quite vicious and dangerous. fbi cameras captured russian operative anna chapman and an undercover agent meeting in a new york coffee shop in june 2010. 17 days later, chapman and nine other russian sleeper agents were arrested in new york, new jersey, and virginia, charged with conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of russia, spies who had burrowed deep in...