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A US soldier has been charged with causing ‘significant damage’ after visiting a woman he was romantic with in Russia and allegedly told he supports ex-President Donald Trump.
Staff Sgt Gordon Black, 34, who was arrested last week, was charged with ‘secretly stealing the property of a citizen T., causing the latter significant damage’, reported the state-run news agency Ria Novosti, citing the Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok.
‘When choosing the preventive measure in the form of detention, the court came to the conclusion that US citizen B. (Black) – under the weight of the charges – could hide from the preliminary investigation authorities and the court to avoid responsibility,’ stated the court on Wednesday.
Black faces pre-trial detention at least through July 2.
The American soldier had finished his deployment in South Korea and was supposed to head home to Fort Cavazos, Texas, but traveled to Russia on his own instead.
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