U.S. citizen and former Marine Robert Gilman has been released from detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds after being held since 2022. The State Department confirmed his release Tuesday, stating it was based on humanitarian considerations. Reports indicate Gilman, a veteran, had been in “dire” health while imprisoned for four years, prompting the decision to free him and facilitate his return to the U.S. for medical attention.
The circumstances surrounding his initial detention remain unclear, though sources agree that his condition necessitated immediate release. His release follows a pattern of prisoner exchanges between the US and Russia, although this instance is explicitly described as based on humanitarian grounds rather than a formal swap.
The timing and full implications of Gilman’s release are currently unknown, but he is en route back to the United States.
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