Robert Gilman was on "death's door" before Russia freed him, advocate says

Robert Gilman, a U.S. Marine veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for over four years, was nearly on "death's door" before he was released this week, according to a hostage crisis expert who advocated for Gilman's release.The 32-year-old is now in Texas, where he faces a long road to recovery, said Kieran Ramsey, chief investigative officer with Global Reach, an organization that worked to free him.Gilman, a teacher from Massachusetts, was detained in Russia starting in 2022. Concerns over his health came into focus last week when Global Reach's chief strategy officer, Eric Lebson, said Gilman was being held at a Russian hospital in "dissociative stupor" and being fed through a tube."We had to wait 'til almost we were on death's door with him to be able to spur the right kind of action that got his release," Ramsey told CBS News on Thursday. "And we're just thankful he's back on U.S. soil right now."Gilman is being treated at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio where he is "getting the world's best medical care," Ramsey said. Robert Gilman, left, is seen on a plane after his release from Russia. President Trump/Truth Social Lebson claimed last week that Russian authoritie...