A veteran foreign correspondent during the Cold War, he was held on trumped-up espionage charges. He credited President Ronald Reagan with fighting for his release. Daniloff, Nicholas, Deaths (Obituaries), Political Prisoners, News and News Media, United States International Relations, Russia, USSR (Former Soviet Union), Cold War Era, Espionage and Intelligence Services, KGB, Central Intelligence Agency, US News & World Report, United Press International, Northeastern University, Gorbachev, Mikhail S, Reagan, Ronald Wilson A veteran foreign correspondent during the Cold War, he was held on trumped-up espionage charges. He credited President Ronald Reagan with fighting for his release. NYT > Business