Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and former Marine, has been freed from detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds, a State Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

A former U.S. Marine who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released.

Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman was freed from Russian custody after President Putin approved his pardon. Gilman, who was jailed since 2022, is now en route to the United States…