▲ US Army Sergeant Gordon Black and his girlfriend were arrested in Russia. Facebook A former US Army non-commissioned officer who was recently detained on theft charges in Vladivostok, Russia’s Primorsky Krai, has been revealed to have entered Russia with his girlfriend. On the 7th (local time), American media, including the Associated Press, reported that US Army Sergeant Gordon Black (34) violated US Army regulations and entered Russia from Incheon via China without permission.
Earlier, on the 2nd, Deputy Black was arrested by the police in Vladivostok on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, Russian Alexandra Bashchuk, and stealing 200,000 rubles of her money. The controversy grew because, as a soldier, he was supposed to return to a US military base in Texas after completing his service with US Forces in Korea, but left for Russia while on leave. The US State Department has designated Russia as a ‘red alert’ country, the highest of level 4 travel warnings, and recommends ‘do not travel’ to Russia.
According to reports, Black and Bashchuk met in Korea and posted several photos taken there on social media. It was also revealed that Black is married and currently in divorce proceedings. Melody Jones, Black’s mother, told ABC News: “I spoke to my son on the phone before the trip and he told me he didn’t feel comfortable going to Russia, but he was going anyway. I knew there was something is going to happen. “I think he was lured into a trap by his girlfriend,” he said, siding with his son.
The US media is paying attention to the fact that this incident could easily end in the form of punishment or expulsion, but the relationship between the US and Russia has deteriorated dramatically. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on his
However, an official from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the TASS news agency, “This case has nothing to do with politics or espionage, and we understand that an ordinary crime is suspected.” He added, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not closely monitor this case of an American citizen.”
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