Robert Gilman released: How the former US Marine was freed from Russian prison
- 01:42A former US Marine imprisoned for four-and-a-half years in Russia has been freed after Russian president Vladimir Putin issued a humanitarian pardon for the American.
- US officials confirmed that Robert Gilman was safely aboard a State Department plane flying from Russia to Washington on Tuesday, 11th August.
- “After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a humanitarian basis,” Donald Trump said of the 32-year-old in a Truth Social post.
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- 01:42A former US Marine imprisoned for four-and-a-half years in Russia has been freed after Russian president Vladimir Putin issued a humanitarian pardon for the American.
- US officials confirmed that Robert Gilman was safely aboard a State Department plane flying from Russia to Washington on Tuesday, 11th August.
- “After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a humanitarian basis,” Donald Trump said of the 32-year-old in a Truth Social post.
Sources: The Independent