# Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-releases-former-us-marine-reported-in-poor-health/
- Published: 2026-08-11T15:35:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-11T15:48:30+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj4m8e1ryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Europe, World

## Key points

- Russia freed ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman on humanitarian grounds
- He had been jailed since 2022, reportedly gravely ill
- Family credits Trump's intervention; he's heading to a Texas hospital

## Summary

Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman, who had been detained since 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health, on humanitarian grounds. He was flown on a US plane towards Washington DC on Tuesday, with Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev confirming the release; his family credited President Trump with intervening to secure his freedom.

Gilman, from Massachusetts, was 28 when arrested for kicking a police officer while drunk on a train to Moscow. Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey said Gilman had been diagnosed roughly 50 days ago with a dissociative stupor, leaving him unresponsive and unable to eat, and that he had also been battling severe pneumonia. He was accompanied by doctors during the flight home, with a US official saying he "seems to be in good shape", and his family is awaiting his arrival at a military hospital in Texas.

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