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Viktor Bout is a Russian arms dealer who has been released from US custody as part of a prisoner exchange with US basketball star Brittney Griner. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 for conspiracy to kill Americans and aiding a terrorist organisation, but his story and motives are disputed. He is known as the Merchant of Death for his role in various conflicts around the world, including the civil wars in Liberia, Angola and Congo.
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Bout, a former Soviet military officer, was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles, and ...
Viktor Bout-Brittney Griner prisoner exchange - Wikipedia
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Nick Schmidle, who met Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in prison several times, about the decision to swap him for WNBA star Britney Griner. Asia Is he ...
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Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer, arriving at court in Bangkok in 2010. He was extradited and convicted of conspiring to kill Americans. Credit...
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The US basketball star Brittney Griner, who was arrested for drug offences in Moscow, was exchanged for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who has been jailed in America for 14 years.
Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death? - BBC News
The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.
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Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout has been swapped by the U.S. for American WNBA player Brittney Griner who was detained in Russia earlier this year. ABC News Video
Viktor Bout: The Russian arms dealer touted for US prisoner swap | CNN
Learn about the life and crimes of Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military translator turned international arms dealer nicknamed the "Merchant of Death." He was released by the U.S. in a prisoner exchange for women's basketball star Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia for drug charges.
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By Jim Heintz. Published 5:11 PM PDT, December 8, 2022. MOSCOW (AP) — Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who returned home Thursday in a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known abroad as the "Merchant of Death" who fueled some of the world's worst conflicts.
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Who is Viktor Bout? Dubbed the "merchant of death", the Russian arms-dealer has been swapped for Brittney Griner