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A US soldier has been detained in eastern Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the US Army. The soldier, who remains unidentified, was detained in Vladivostok on May 2. The nature of the charges has not been specified, and the Army has not provided further details due to the sensitivity of the matter. The soldier had traveled to Russia on his own and was scheduled to change duty stations from South Korea to Texas. The detention adds to the number of Americans held in Russia, including businessman Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich, who are classified as wrongfully detained by the Biden administration. The Russian Embassy in Washington has not commented on the charges or the soldier's condition. [Extracted from the article]

A US soldier has been detained in eastern Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the US Army. The soldier, who remains unidentified, was detained in Vladivostok on May 2. The nature of the charges has not been specified, and the State Department is providing consular support to the soldier's family. The detention adds to the number of Americans held in Russia, including businessman Paul Whelan and journalist Evan Gershkovich, who have been classified as wrongfully detained by the Biden administration. [Extracted from the article]

A US soldier has been detained in eastern Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the US Army. The soldier was detained in Vladivostok on May 2, but no further details about the charges have been provided. The State Department has notified the soldier's family and is offering consular support. The nature of the soldier's travels to Russia and the unit they were assigned to have not been disclosed. [Extracted from the article]

Russia and China deviated from the Bali formula, objecting to the use of the word "war", India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said after the finance heads' meeting ended. (Bloomberg) -- India is seeking to convince Moscow and Beijing to go along with a consensus on describing Russia's war in Ukraine, similar to the one reached by leaders of the Group of 20 nations last year, a senior official with knowledge of the matter said. [Extracted from the article]

Most of the U.S.-trained Afghan commandos are not keen tojoin a new war in Ukraine, but they see no other viableoptions. After the Taliban takeover, only about1,000 Afghan commandos were evacuated to the U.S., whilea few others made it to Europe and Turkey. [Extracted from the article]