US Citizen Robert Romanov Woodland Arrested in Russia on Drug Charges

Woodland Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison Amid Rising US-Russia Tensions

US citizen Robert Romanov Woodland has been arrested in Russia on drug charges, which could result in a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
Woodland was adopted from Russia by an American couple in the 1990s and returned to Russia in 2020 to reunite with his birth mother.
He was detained on January 5 and will remain in custody until at least March 5.
Woodland's arrest comes amid increasing tensions between the US and Russia, with several other US citizens currently detained in Russia on various charges.
The US State Department has repeatedly warned all Americans to leave Russia immediately due to the risk of wrongful detentions and harassment from Russian security services.