U.S. soldier charged with theft in Russia as TikTok videos shed light on relationship with Russian woman
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U.S. soldier charged with theft in Russia as TikTok videos shed light on relationship with Russian woman

An American soldier who was detained in eastern Russia while he was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with has been charged with “theft with major damage,” state media reported Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in Vladivostok last week after he left his posting in South Korea. He was supposed to travel to Fort Cavazos, Texas, to begin a new assignment, but he opted to travel to Russia, instead, the Army said.

Details of the Russian criminal case are scant, but the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported that Black had been charged, citing the Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok. He faces two months in pretrial detention.

Army investigating whether detained U.S. soldier was lured to Russia by intelligence services. (Facebook)

Black is “accused of secretly stealing the property of a citizen T., causing the latter significant damage,” the court said, Ria Novosti reported.

Pictures emerged on social media that appeared to give …

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