{"id":44637,"date":"2024-05-07T02:56:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T02:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/07\/u-s-army-soldier-is-detained-in-russia\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T02:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T02:56:23","slug":"u-s-army-soldier-is-detained-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/07\/u-s-army-soldier-is-detained-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Army Soldier Is Detained in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A U.S. Army soldier has been detained by Russian authorities in the port city Vladivostok on charges of criminal misconduct, the State and Defense Departments said on Monday, adding what is likely to be another complication in the contentious relationship between Moscow and Washington.<\/p>\n

A military official identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, and said he was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas after being stationed in South Korea. He was apprehended on May 2, and Russia notified the State Department of the soldier\u2019s \u201ccriminal detention\u201d in accordance with international agreements between the two nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army notified his family, and the U.S. Department of State is providing appropriate consular support to the soldier in Russia,\u201d Cynthia O. Smith, an Army spokeswoman, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

A State Department official reiterated the U.S. government\u2019s warning for Americans not to travel to Russia. The arrest of Sergeant Black was reported earlier by NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n