WASHINGTON — Months before his arrest in Russia, US Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call from his overseas tour in South Korea to his six-year-old daughter in Texas.
US Army soldier Gordon Black was arrested on May 2 in Vladivostok and is being held in pre-trial confinement.
Black could not be reached for comment about the video call. The army did not respond to a request for comment about his case. Reuters was unsuccessful reaching him through the State Department. "I told them both: You don't need to be together. One of you is going to get hurt one of these days," Ms Jones said. "You know, because if you fight, it's not a good thing if it's all you do."
Neither Russian authorities, the Pentagon, Black's wife nor his mother have suggested anything like espionage as a concern. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the case had no political element.In her only interview, Mrs Black became emotional when describing life with her husband, and explained that they were finalising their divorce when Black was arrested.Her attorney, Jeff Linick, said Mrs Black had not received any of her husband's housing allowance, which he is given by the military.
The army did not respond to a request for comment about support payments. Linick said Black was representing himself in the Texas divorce.
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