US Marine Robert Gilman in critical condition in Russian prison
Former US Marine Robert Gilman has been detained in Russia since 2022. In June 2024 he slipped into a dissociative stupor and has been unable to eat on his own, requiring tube feeding for more than six weeks. He was moved from a prison hospital to the psychiatric ward of a civilian emergency hospital in Voronezh in late June.
Advocacy groups and his sister say he may be near death. Russian authorities have barred his mother from visiting despite a judicial order, and consular officials have had limited access. The US State Department and the White House have urged Moscow to release Gilman for urgent medical treatment in the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly raised the case with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Manila on July 23. Gilman is one of at least ten Americans known to be imprisoned in Russia and faces a total ten‑year sentence after additional years were added by a Voronezh court.
Entities: Eric Lebson · Global Reach · Marco Rubio · Robert Gilman · Russia · Sergei Lavrov · Sergey Lavrov · United States · Voronezh
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised Gilman's case with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila on July 23. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Gilman's mother has been barred from visiting him despite a judicial order. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Robert Gilman, a former US Marine, has been detained in Russia since 2022. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Gilman faces a total ten‑year sentence after additional years were added by a Voronezh court. (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] At least ten Americans are known to be imprisoned in Russia. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] The US State Department and White House have urged Russia to release Gilman for urgent medical treatment in the United States. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Gilman was transferred from a prison hospital to the psychiatric ward of a civilian emergency hospital in Voronezh in late June. (All articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] In June 2024 Gilman entered a dissociative stupor and has been fed through a tube for 46 days. (All articles)