Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.

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Russia frees ailing ex-US marine after Putin’s ‘goodwill’ pardon

Moscow on ⁠Tuesday freed a former US marine jailed in Russia ⁠since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, US officials said. The White House and the State Department had urged Moscow to release Robert Gilman, 32, so he can receive medical treatment in the United States. Gilman was being held in a prison in Voronezh, about ‌340 miles (550km) south of Moscow. The exact circumstances of his health are unclear. But Eri...

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Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U.S. officials said. The White House and the State Department had urged Moscow to release Robert Gilman, 32, so he can receive medical treatment in the […]

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Russia releases ailing ex-US Marine after 4 years in prison - The Kyiv Independent

Russia releases ailing ex-US Marine after 4 years in prison  The Kyiv Independent

Relatives of ex-Marine Robert Gilman feared he was dying in a Russian psychiatric ward. This week, he boarded a plane for home.

Russian authorities have released Robert Gilman, 32, a former U.S. Marine who had been serving a sentence at a penal colony in Voronezh. Vladimir Putin pardoned Gilman on humanitarian grounds, according to Reuters. Washington had called on Moscow on August 7 to free the American so he could receive treatment at home.

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