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What the historic prisoner swap might mean for the future

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Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are among those freed in exchange for eight Russians held in five other countries.

As many as seven wrongfully-detained Americans were left behind, among them teacher Marc Fogel , sentenced to 14 years for carrying medical marijuana .

"It just reinforces the value of the Russian government detaining wrongfully Americans in Russia to use for trades like this," says John Sullivan , a former ambassador to Russia .