The Russian Federation is judged by a US soldier who allegedly threatened to kill his Russian girlfriend

Gordon Black was detained on May 2 in Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia on suspicion of theft of his Russian girlfriend. After Roszmi, he was reported that he was also charged with threatening to kill her. According to the prosecutor's office, as a result of the quarrel, the American "grabbed a girl by her neck, which she perceived as a real threat to her life," then stole 10 thousand rubles from the wallet (about $ 112).

He was later arrested at a local hotel where he bought tickets for a plane and intended to fly back to the United States. Black, the headquarters of the US Army, stationed in Camp-Hamfris under Seoul, pleaded guilty of theft in May, then the Russian media reported with reference to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When a court in Vladivostok began over Gordon, Black stated that he understood his charges and agreed to give evidence.

When the judge asked him if he pleaded guilty, he stated that he would report it later. "I will express my attitude to the charge later," Black said at the beginning of the process, answering the question of the judge. The girl who made the accusation against him stated in court that she did not want to send him to prison. "I do not want a cruel punishment for him. He did and has to be responsible for justice, by law. A person is simply ill, a person needs help.

It is not in vain that he was appointed a psychologist in South Korea," the girl told reporters. Gordon Black was reportedly met by Russian Alexander Vashchuk in South Korea, where she worked as a hostess in Karaoke-Barry, and then went to Vladivostok to be with her. Interestingly, but by declaring the police to Gordon, the girl reported that he stole 200 thousand rubles. The Pentagon stated that he violated the army rules by going to Russia without permission, getting there through China.

Black did not have the permission of the Ministry of Defense to visit Russia, and there are no signs that he planned to stay there, the official representative of the army O. Smith reported. "Instead of returning to the continental part of the United States, Black departed from Inchchon, the Republic of Korea, through China to Vladivostok, Russia, for personal reasons," Smith said.

The United States warns their citizens from traveling to Russia, referring to "the possibility of persecution and isolation of US citizens for detention by Russian Security Service. " Russia has stated that Black's case has no political element. Black's wife Megan Black, with whom he completes the divorce, and his mother, melody Jones, told Reuters last month that he had a turbulent and a cruel relationship with the Russian.

At the same time, his Russian girlfriend stated in court that he had frequent outbreaks of aggression and before detention he had clashes with the Russian police. Megan Black said that she and their daughter had no idea that he was in Russia, and waited for his return to Texas, as his service in South Korea was just over. She said she received a message from her husband on May 2, the day when the Russian authorities stated that she had arrested him. The report said that he would "not return home.

" She said that at that moment they had already completed the divorce and that she had not heard anything about him since then. Gordon Black's mother believes that he was substituted. "He wanted to see her for the last time before going home and so he went to Russia. I told him not to go. I was more concerned about his trip to Russia than when he was in Iraq and Afghanistan. " Said the woman. Sergeant Black became the last in a number of Americans detained in Russia.

Businessman Paul Wilan and reporter The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich are now in custody since 2018. Evan has been in prison since last year. The US Embassy in Moscow is trying to get consular access to Black. It will be held in custody until July, but most likely the term will be extended. Recall that in December 2022, the United States Brittny Grainer Brittny, a convicted in Russia for nine years of prison, was exchanged for the accused of trade in the arms of Russian Victor But.