Witkoff: Gilman family grateful to #Putin for loved one's return The thanks should go to #Trump, since it was his initiative," the #Russian president said. R obert Gilman was detained in Russia's Voronezh in January 2022 after a drunken disturbance on the Sukhumi–Moscow train and an attack on a police officer. He was initially sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, later reduced to 3.5 years. Further attacks on Russian prison and investigative officials led to additional convictions