{"id":31320,"date":"2024-05-06T19:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/06\/us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-army-officials-confirm\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:16:24","slug":"us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-army-officials-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/events\/2024\/05\/06\/us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-army-officials-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"US soldier arrested in Russia, Army officials confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated to include information about the soldier arrested and additional reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An American soldier is being held by Russian authorities on charges of criminal misconduct, Army officials confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/soldier-arrested-russia-korea-ca2842597a0af45062667f8cc552eca6\" target=\"_blank\">cited<\/a> U.S. officials who said the soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials said Black, who is married, traveled to Russia to see a longtime girlfriend and was accused of theft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel details, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said the service member was arrested on May 2 by Russian authorities in Vladivostok. She did not provide any information about the soldier\u2019s identity or reasons for being in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Army notified his family and the U.S. Department of State is providing appropriate consular support to the soldier in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press reported the Russian woman had lived in South Korea, and last fall she and Black got into some type of domestic dispute or altercation, according to officials. After that, she left South Korea. It isn\u2019t clear if she was forced to leave or what, if any, role Korean authorities had in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press also reported that officials said Black, an infantry soldier, did not tell his unit that he was going to Russia, and did not receive any authorization to go there. They said he was essentially on leave, as he left Korea to redeploy back home to Fort Cavazos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials earlier on Monday confirmed reports of a U.S. soldier being detained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pentagon\/2024\/04\/03\/russian-military-almost-completely-reconstituted-us-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> but did not offer any specifics. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that administration officials are closely following the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said the Army was withholding other details of the situation due to \u201cthe sensitivity of this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions between the United States and Russia have risen since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces in early 2022. While no American troops have been directly involved in the fighting, U.S. officials have supplied more than $75 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukrainian leaders to help in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/12\/04\/marine-vet-in-russian-prison-contacts-family-brother-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan<\/a> has been held by Russian authorities since 2018 on allegations of suspicion of spying. 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