Robert Gilman Returns to U.S. After 1,666 Days in Russian Detention
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Robert Gilman Returns to U.S. After 1,666 Days in Russian Detention
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Summary
Gilman is recuperating in a U.S. hospital after Russia released the former Marine to U.S. authorities on Tuesday, ending 1,666 days in custody.
Kieran Ramsey, who helped secure the release, said Trump administration pressure and quiet diplomacy by Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio and the CIA won Gilman's return on humanitarian grounds.
Ramsey said Gilman was arrested in Voronezh in 2022 after falling ill while transiting to a teaching job in Moldova, then endured beatings, forced fights and psychological abuse in prison.
Global Reach is now pressing for wrongful-detainee status for 5 other Americans held in Russia, arguing the designation could speed medical care and stronger U.S. intervention.
Those cases face a State Department policy debate over whether such designations could raise Russia's price in future hostage negotiations, even as Ramsey says several detainees have serious health problems.