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
RANK_REASON The release of a US citizen from Russian detention following a presidential pardon is a significant geopolitical event. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
- Eric Lebson's Subject Files (NAID 84564882)
- Global Reach
- Moscow
- Robert H Gilman
- Russia
- United States Department of State
- US
- Vladimir Putin
- Voronezh
- Washington Dulles Airport Marriott
- White House
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