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Russian court cuts jail sentence of US soldier as diplomatic ties thaw
2025-04-29 10:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
ADVERTISEMENTA Russian court has reduced the prison sentence of a US soldier who was convicted last year of theft and making threats of murder, state media reported on Monday, in the latest signal of thawing relations between Washington and Moscow. US Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was sentenced by a court in the port city of Vladivostok in June 2024 to three years and nine months in jail. An appeals court cut that sentence to three years and two months, according to Russia's RIA and Tass state news agencies.The 34-year-old flew to Vladivostok in April 2024 to see his girlfriend, Alexandra Vashchuk, whom he had met while in South Korea. Black was arrested on 2 May after Vashchuk accused him of stealing from her and threatening to kill her.At his trial in June last year, he pleaded not guilty to making death threats but admitted he was partially guilty of taking the money, albeit out of necessity.The reduced sentencing comes amid signs of improving US-Russia ties, as US President Donald Tr...
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