Michael Travis Leake, a U.S. expatriate living in Russia, has been arrested there on drug charges, according to the State Department. Leake is a member of the Russian rock band Lovi Noch, according to the band’s posts on social media.
Leake is a member of the Russian rock band Lovi Noch, according to the band’s posts on social media. A request for comment sent to an email address for Leake, listed as the band’s contact on its YouTube page, did not immediately receive a response.In an episode of the television show “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” that was filmed and aired in 2014, according to the band, Leake was identified as an American expatriate and manager of a band called Louna.
, Leake spoke out about the repression of free speech in Russia, alleging that an episode of a separate documentary television show featuring the band was cut due to interference by the Kremlin.told CNN she had not heard from the U.S. government regarding Leake’s detention and was unsure whether he had an attorney. “I know he was in a band, I know he taught English,” she said. REN TV, a Russian television network, reported that a suspicious substance was found at Leake’s apartment, according to Reuters.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to frostier relations between Moscow and Washington. It has also heightened concerns over the safety of U.S. citizens living or traveling in Russia.for Russia, citing “the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S.
Leake’s arrest follows that of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen who remains behind bars in a Moscow pretrial detention center on espionage charges, which the Journal and the U.S. government strongly deny. The State Department has
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