Marine veteran Robert Gilman has returned to the United States after being released from a Russian prison, with the Trump administration presenting the outcome as evidence of its commitment to securing the return of detained Americans. The reported release matters because it was achieved without a prisoner swap, according to the article, potentially signalling a shift in US hostage and wrongful-detention diplomacy.

Photos and video of Gilman’s return emerged on Wednesday. The article describes him as having endured a “nightmare” in Russian custody and notes that former hostage negotiator Dan O’Shea characterised the case as a negotiation breakthrough; it also says wrongful detentions of US citizens overseas have declined.