The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. officials confirmed that Gilman was aboard a State Department plane flying from Russia to Washington Dulles Airport on Tuesday. Russian state media reported that he was detained for allegedly kicking a police officer while intoxicated. U.S. officials said senior Russian official Yuri Ushakov informed Trump aides last week that Putin agreed to sign a decree pardoning Gilman for humanitarian reasons, citing Putin's friendship with the president. His release followed intense negotiations over the weekend between U.S. and Russian officials.