A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug charges
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The news about the arrest comes as Washington has sought to win the release of jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich.
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Robert Romanov Woodland, a dual Russian-U.S. national, is the latest American to be held pending a criminal trial in the country as tensions soar amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
A U.S. citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges. The Moscow courts have ordered him to be held in custody for two months for an official investigation.
Moscow is holding several American nationals on espionage and other charges, as tensions between Russia and the United States balloon over the conflict in Ukraine.
A U.S. national has been arrested and detained on drugs charges in Russia, authorities said Tuesday, making him the latest American to be held pending a criminal trial in the country.
MOSCOW >> A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, officials said today, a move that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine.
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, officials said Tuesday, a move that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine. The arrest of Robert Woodland Romanov was reported by the press service of the Moscow courts.
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