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A U.S. Army soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, last week and charged with criminal misconduct, according to officials with the military branch.
A U.S. soldier was detained in Russia last week, the Army and National Security Council confirmed Monday. On May 2, “Russian authorities in Vladivostok, Russia, detained an American Soldier on charges of criminal misconduct,” U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia O. Smith said in a statement to The Hill. Smith said the Russian Federation notified the State Department of…