Gilman had been detained in 2022 over an alleged altercation with a police officer. The US had urged Moscow to release Gilman so he could receive medical treatment at home. Markey said Gilman’s release was “long overdue” and he had been “subjected to physical torture, forced medication, and provocations by Russian authorities” during his detention. However, his father, Vladimir Gilman, who emigrated to Massachusetts from Russia, wrote in an October 2024 Boston ⁠Globe op-ed that the charges were false. Gilman had been one of at least 10 Americans known to be imprisoned in ‌Russia.