Posted on Jun 19, 2024
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. soldier to nearly 4 years in prison
2.78K
19
5
6
6
0
A Russian court has sentenced a United States soldier to nearly four years in prison on charges of theft and threatening to murder, the latest in a series of arrested American citizens in Russia amid simmering tensions over Ukraine and other issues.
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, had been stationed in South Korea and was preparing to return on leave to the U.S. when he made a decision thatU.S. Army officials say was in violation of rules.
Without informing superiors, Black traveled to Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, entering via China, to see his Russian girlfriend with whom he had started a relationship during his posting overseas.
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, had been stationed in South Korea and was preparing to return on leave to the U.S. when he made a decision thatU.S. Army officials say was in violation of rules.
Without informing superiors, Black traveled to Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, entering via China, to see his Russian girlfriend with whom he had started a relationship during his posting overseas.
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. soldier to nearly 4 years in prison
Posted from npr.org
Russia
South Korea
Seoul
Social Media
Diplomacy
Posted 6 mo ago
Responses: 3
5
5
0
People, stop being idiots!!!! And for a “girlfriend”?? Probably turned out to be a dude
(5)
(0)
LTC Eugene Chu
Videos show detained U.S. Army sergeant Gordon Black discussing foreign policy
There are new details surrounding the U.S. Army Sgt. Gordon Black now detained in Russia, as social media videos reveal the soldier in uniform commenting on ...
His Russian girlfriend was real and he supposedly was sympathetic. On her TikTok account, he was on video spouting pro Putin opinions.
https://youtu.be/5_6Ko4MujlY?si=0juvOnYqy2TEfwNO
https://youtu.be/5_6Ko4MujlY?si=0juvOnYqy2TEfwNO
(2)
(0)
3
3
0
He was pending divorce and was supposed to return to CONUS for reassignment after finishing his tour in South Korea. He also had to travel through China to get to Russia. This involved multiple steps and was not an impulse decision.
(3)
(0)
1
1
0
Bad luck for him. If he were a female pro athlete, Biden could trade him for a notorious Russian arms dealer.
SFC Bernard Walko Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Trent Klug CMSgt Marcus Falleaf Cpl Vic Burk MSgt James Parker SMSgt Lawrence McCarter CMSgt (Join to see) Sgt (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence LTC David Brown SSG Paul Endes LTC Trent Klug
SFC Bernard Walko Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Trent Klug CMSgt Marcus Falleaf Cpl Vic Burk MSgt James Parker SMSgt Lawrence McCarter CMSgt (Join to see) Sgt (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence LTC David Brown SSG Paul Endes LTC Trent Klug
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google