Former U.S. Marine held in Russia on disputed charges has been released

Russia released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1536x2048+0+0/resize/1536x2048!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F2e%2F50d6c449449c87deee164da5d814%2Fap26219624133843.jpg' alt='This photo provided by the family shows Robert Gilman and his sister, Lexie Hudson, in Lilburn, Ga., in 2019.'/><p>Russia released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment.</p><p>(Image credit: Gilman family)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-138323' />