{"id":39283,"date":"2026-08-11T20:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39283"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:47:06","slug":"russia-frees-ailing-us-marine-vet-robert-gilman-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39283","title":{"rendered":"Russia frees ailing US Marine vet Robert Gilman from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fcrop-40285843_2b7edf.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Moscow on Tuesday freed a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/07\/us-news\/russian-court-sentences-u-s-citizen-gilman-to-over-7-years-in-prison-on-assault-charges\/\">US Marine veteran jailed in Russia<\/a> since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a \u200bpardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, US officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House and the \u200cState Department had urged Moscow to release <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/04\/marine-veteran-robert-gilman-sentenced-to-4-5-years-in-russian-penal-colony\/\">Robert Gilman<\/a>, 32, so he can receive medical treatment in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Gilman\u00a0was being held in a prison in Voronezh, about 340 miles (550\u00a0kilometers) south of Moscow. The\u00a0exact circumstances of his health\u00a0are\u00a0unclear.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>US Marine veteran Robert Gilman attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia, on April 6, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, an advocacy group representing\u00a0Gilman\u2019s family,\u00a0told Reuters\u00a0last week that\u00a0Gilman\u00a0was moved in late June\u00a0from\u00a0the prison hospital to the psychiatric ward of a civilian emergency hospital in a catatonic-like state assessed as a \u201cdissociative stupor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US officials said\u00a0Gilman\u00a0on Tuesday was on a State Department plane carrying him\u00a0from\u00a0Russia\u00a0to Washington Dulles Airport.<\/p>\n<p>A US official who spoke to\u00a0Gilman\u00a0said he was walking and talking.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAll things considered he seems to be in good shape,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Gilman\u00a0will\u00a0be evaluated on the flight by four doctors, said the US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. His mother, Nina, was also on board.<\/p>\n<p>The US officials said\u00a0Gilman, upon arrival at Dulles,\u00a0will\u00a0be greeted by US envoy Steve Witkoff and deputy national security adviser Sebastian Gorka, both of whom had sought\u00a0Gilman\u2019s release along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner,\u00a0US special envoy for hostage response Adam Boehler\u00a0and other officials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gilman was serving a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that,\u00a0Gilman\u00a0is\u00a0likely to\u00a0be flown to a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, Texas, for medical treatment, the officials said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arrested over police officer incident <\/h2>\n<p>Gilman, who served in the US\u00a0Marines\u00a0from\u00a0August 2019 until August 2020, was traveling by train when he was arrested\u00a0in\u00a0January 2022 in Voronezh, Lebson said.<\/p>\n<p>He was detained for allegedly kicking a police officer while drunk, according to\u00a0Russian state media.<\/p>\n<p>However, his father, Vladimir\u00a0Gilman, who\u00a0emigrated to Massachusetts\u00a0from\u00a0Russia, wrote in an October 2024 Boston Globe op-ed that the charges were false.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gilman was detained for allegedly kicking a police officer while drunk, according to\u00a0Russian state media. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His son, he said, had fallen ill when the incident occurred and accidentally kicked the officer. The officer was uninjured, dropped the charges, and did not present evidence\u00a0at\u00a0Gilman\u2019s\u00a0trial, he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u00a0Gilman\u00a0was sentenced to 4-1\/2 years in jail. He was one of at least 10 Americans known to be imprisoned in\u00a0Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The US officials said a\u00a0Russian senior official, Yuri\u00a0Ushakov, informed Trump aides last week that Putin had agreed to sign a decree pardoning\u00a0Gilman\u00a0for humanitarian purposes, given Putin\u2019s friendship with\u00a0the president.<\/p>\n<p>The release resulted\u00a0from\u00a0intense negotiations over the weekend by US and\u00a0Russian officials. <\/p>\n<p>The US did not\u00a0exchange any\u00a0Russian prisoners in order to gain\u00a0Gilman\u2019s release, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a goodwill gesture,\u201d one official said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Moscow on Tuesday freed a US Marine veteran jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a \u200bpardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, US officials said. 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