Russia released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan from jail Thursday as part of a major prisoner swap with the U.S. and six other countries involving 26 total detainees, several news outlets reported—ending years of tense negotiations between Russia and the West.
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