Russia on Tuesday released former US Marine Robert Gilman, who had been imprisoned since 2022. Vladimir Putin granted him a pardon for health and humanitarian reasons after the White House and the US State Department requested Moscow to release him so he could receive treatment in the United States. hnonline.sk ↗
Gilman, who is 32 years old, was convicted in Russia on charges of assaulting a police officer. According to several reports, his health condition significantly deteriorated while in prison. Donald Trump announced that the release followed a phone call with Putin, with the American side stating that no Russian prisoners were exchanged for Gilman. zurnal.pravda.sk ↗
Moscow is simultaneously continuing its domestic political pressure. Russia's Supreme Court excluded the Yabloko party from September's parliamentary elections following a lawsuit by a pro-Kremlin nationalist party. It is the only significant party with a cautiously anti-war profile, and hundreds of people protested against its exclusion in Moscow. The pressure on critics and opposition thus complements the previously mentioned persecution of journalists, regime opponents and politicians through Telegram. SITA ↗
New reports meanwhile describe Putin's visit to Novosibirsk, before which authorities restricted citizens' movement, closed parts of the city center and hastily renovated the city. Putin spoke there about the need for Russia's technological independence and faster development of future technologies. Further developments will show whether the Kremlin combines a diplomatic gesture toward the US with continued tightening of domestic control and military pressure. ta3.com ↗
Putin Releases Gilman, Moscow Simultaneously Tightens Grip at Home
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20.10.2026
„Veľa jej toho nerobí"
Vyjadrenie o ruskom postupe voči Ukrajine
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Donald Trump
Prezident Spojených štátov
20.10.2026
„Haben der Ukraine viel gegeben - sie hat uns nichts gegeben"
Reakcia na kritiku americkej podpory Ukrajiny
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
19.10.2026
„Nie chce zakończyć tej wojny"
Trumpova kritika Zelenského postupu vo vojne
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
18.10.2026
„more difficult to deal with than [Russian President Vladimir] Putin"
Porovnanie rokovaní so Zelenským a Putinom.
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Prezident USA
16.10.2026
„nem akar megállapodni. Azt mondja, hogy meg akar egyezni, de mégsem teszi."
Tvrdenie, že Zelenskyj nechce uzavrieť dohodu
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
16.10.2026
„Kein guter Mann zum Verhandeln"
Hodnotenie Volodymyra Zelenského ako rokovacieho partnera
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| 19:29 11.08.
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Welt
| 19:28 11.08.
Russia frees imprisoned US Marine as ‘goodwill gesture’ citing Putin’s friendship with Trump
Independent
| 17:14 11.08.
Russland lässt inhaftierten US-Bürger Gilman frei
Der Standard
| 19:27 11.08.
Rusko prepustilo bývalého príslušníka americkej námornej pechoty
teraz.sk
| 18:26 11.08.
Ruská strana chtěla do voleb s opatrnou kritikou války. Putin to zatrhl
seznamzpravy.cz
| 13:40 11.08.
Diplomatie: Trump: US-Bürger Gilman aus Haft in Russland freigelassen
Die Zeit
| 19:00 11.08.
Trump ogłasza sukces po rozmowie z Putinem. Amerykański obywatel uwolniony
Onet Wiadomosci
| 18:44 11.08.
Russland lässt US-Soldaten frei: Schwerkranker ehemaliger US-Soldat aus russischer Haft entlassen
Die Zeit
| 18:17 11.08.
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
BBC News
| 17:35 11.08.
Hat Putin die Kriegsmüdigkeit im Land unterschätzt?: Warum die letzte Antikriegspartei Russlands zur Dumawahl zugelassen – und dann wieder ausgeschlossen wurde
Tagesspiegel
| 16:17 11.08.
Najvyšší súd v Rusku vyradil jedinú protivojnovú stranu Jabloko z parlamentných volieb
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