Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/before-arrest-russia-us-soldiers-relationship-with-russian-girlfriend-turned-2024-05-12/

Exclusive: Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
May 12, 2024 9:14 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Months before his arrest in Russia, U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call from his overseas tour in South Korea to his 6-year-old daughter in Texas.

Instead of a normal chat, however, his daughter and wife witnessed a fight break out between Black and his Russian girlfriend that became bloody, said his wife, Megan.
Screaming turned to violence, with his girlfriend clawing at his face. Then she pulled a knife.

"She stabbed him," Megan Black told Reuters in an exclusive interview, saying Black "had blood on his face." Her daughter was distraught.

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 Black through the State Department.

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1. Did "his Russian girlfriend" not know he had a wife and daughter back home?

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4. Sounds like he and his wife were separated for years.

Per the article things went sour in 2018, and he initiated divorce proceedings some years ago.

[UpInArms]

2. Sounds like a stand up kind of guy

[FakeNoose]

3. It sounds like he was planning to relocate to Russia, permanently

He may want to re-think that. Black was discharged from the Army and his tour was up, so I don't think the Army can get him back through normal negotiations