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Russia pardons and releases ailing ex-US marine Robert Gilman

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Russia has pardoned and released Robert Gilman, a former US marine who had been imprisoned since 2022. The pardon was approved by President Vladimir Putin on humanitarian grounds, following appeals from the White House and the State Department for Gilman to receive medical treatment. Gilman, who was held in a prison in Voronezh, was reportedly moved to a psychiatric ward in a catatonic-like state before his release and subsequent flight to the United States. AI

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Russia pardons and releases ailing ex-US marine Robert Gilman

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    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 …

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