Russia detains two US nationals, including a serving soldier

FILE PHOTO: The Kremlin is seen next to the partially frozen Moskva river in Moscow, Russia January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had detained two U.S. nationals, including a serving U.S. soldier, in separate criminal cases.

The soldier, detained on Monday on charges of criminal misconduct, was arrested on theft charges by a court in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East, the regional office of the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.