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Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.

Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

Russia has released Robert Gilman, a former US Marine who was detained in 2022 and reportedly in poor health, according to BBC World. Gilman, from Massachusetts, was freed for humanitarian reasons and flown to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, as per Kirill Dmitriev, special envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator Ed Markey revealed that Gilman was essentially catatonic and suffering from severe pneumonia before his release.

Gilman was 28 when he was arrested for assaulting a police officer while intoxicated on a train to Moscow.

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