(FILES) US Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who was detained on suspicion of theft, appears in court in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on June 6, 2024. The American soldier arrested in Russia and tried since June 6, 2024 in a "theft" case pleaded partially guilty on June 17, 2024 during a hearing in Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, the Interfax agency reported. Gordon Black, 34, accused of "theft" and "threat of murder", faces up to five years in prison, according to the Russian penal code. (Photo by Pavel KOROLYOV / AFP)