Trump secured the release of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia during the Biden administration

Trump secured the release of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia during the Biden administration
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The president secured the return of a former marine who had been imprisoned in Russia since 2022 in a delicate state of health back to the United States

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The president Donald Trump announced this Tuesday the release of former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who was imprisoned in Russia during the administration of Democrat Joe Biden.

Gilman, who served in the Marines between 2019 and 2020, was arrested in January 2022 by Russian authorities while traveling by train, accused of assaulting a police officer while intoxicated. The former marine's family and his lawyers have always maintained that the charges were false or exaggerated.

Gilman's initial sentence of 4 and a half years in prison was extended with new charges for allegedly assaulting Russian prison staff and an investigator, bringing his total sentence to a maximum of 10 years. By 2026, his health deteriorated to the point where he was in a vegetative state and required a feeding tube, being on the brink of death.

Trump pushed for Gilman's release on humanitarian grounds, and on August 11 of this year, Vladimir Putin approved his pardon. The detainee was flown out of Russia on a U.S. State Department plane to a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, Texas, where he will receive medical treatment.

Putin pardoned and approved Gilman's return to the US
Putin pardoned and approved Gilman's return to the US

Trump's words

Trump celebrated this news on his social media, writing: "¡I am proud to announce that U.S. citizen Robert Gilman, former U.S. Marine, is coming HOME!".

"In a story well-known to the media, Robert was imprisoned in Russia in 2022, during the Biden administration. After my conversations with President Vladimir Putin, Russia agreed to release him, largely for humanitarian reasons," the president affirmed.

"We appreciate this decision and the fact that Russia did not ask for anything in return; there was no exchange. Robert will land tonight at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., where my representatives, some of whom are on the plane with him, will welcome him back to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!", he continued.

"During my administration, we have prioritized bringing home Americans detained abroad, and we have done so at an unprecedented level, returning hundreds of people to their families [...] we have also freed many non-Americans who were held captive in different countries around the world."

Finally, Trump thanked his advisors Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; the special envoy for hostage response, Adam Boehler; the director of counterterrorism, Sebastian Gorka; and other officials who made this return possible.

One of the photographs known of Gilman in a Russian prison.
One of the photographs known of Gilman in a Russian prison.


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