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I don't envy Biden for having to make the choice. There's no way that the US can make a "fair" exchange because we don't do shit like kidnap Russians on trumped up charges to use as bargaining chips (nor should we). He also has a duty to do what he can to rescue Americans abroad. On the other hand, this type of thing working out for the Russians incentivizes them to do it more; kind of a lose-lose situation. And I don't really know what we can do to stop the situation from repeating besides discouraging Americans from traveling to countries run by oppressive regimes as much as possible.