# Trump secures Robert Gilman’s release from Russia without prisoner swap

https://mins.news/en/video/20083

- Fox News, 2026-08-12 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHXq074uGxg

> Former hostage negotiator Dan O’Shea discusses Donald Trump’s role in securing the release of Robert Gilman. Gilman, a U.S. Marine veteran, had been detained in a Russian prison. The release is described as addressing a wrongful detention and was achieved without resorting to a prisoner exchange.

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