US Ex‑Marine Robert Gilman’s Health Deteriorates in Russian Prison, Washington Demands Release

Robert Gilman, a 32‑year‑old former US Marine, has been detained in Russia since 2022 after an alleged drunken altercation on a train. Human‑rights advocates say he is now in a dissociative stupor, receiving nutrition through a tube, restrained to a hospital bed and denied visits from family or his lawyer.

The US State Department has expressed “deep concern” over Gilman’s condition, and the White House has asked Moscow to release him and transfer him to the United States for medical treatment. Eric Lebson, strategy director of the advocacy group Global Reach, warned that Gilman’s situation could become another “Otto Warmbier‑type” case, citing severe physical and psychological abuse. Human‑rights organizations, including the Foley Foundation, have documented violations of Gilman’s rights and called for his immediate humanitarian release.

Russian officials have not provided clear information about his medical care, and the case remains a point of tension between Washington and Moscow.