Massachusetts Marine Freed From Russia, No Exchange

Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old Massachusetts teacher and former Marine, was released from a Russian prison after about four years and arrived back in the United States on Tuesday night. President Donald Trump announced the release on Truth Social, stating it was on a humanitarian basis with no prisoner exchange. Photos and reports showed Gilman looking gaunt as he was greeted with an American flag and flown first to Andrews Air Force Base and then to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas for medical and psychological evaluation and treatment; officials say he will eventually receive ongoing care there. U.S. officials and lawmakers described his health as severely deteriorated by alleged abuse in custody, with some family members alleging mistreatment and dissociation during imprisonment. The release was praised by lawmakers across parties, including Senator Marco Rubio, who noted the effort to bring home unjustly detained Americans and highlighted that five others remain detained in Russia. Multiple outlets note that Gilman’s case has sparked bipartisan calls for better hostage-diplomacy outcomes and that no other prisoners were exchanged as part of his release.