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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Viktor_BoutViktor Bout - Wikipedia

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   Viktor Anatolyevich Bout [a] ( / buːt /; Russian: Ви́ктор Анато́льевич Бут; born 13 January 1967) is a Tajik-born Russian arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his multiple companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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3. www.cnn.com › 2022/12/08 › americasViktor Bout: The Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney ...

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   Dec 8, 2022 · US basketball star Brittney Griner was freed in a prisoner exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout nearly 10 months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2023/09/10 › worldViktor Bout, Russia’s ‘Merchant of Death,’ Turns to Politics ...

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   Sep 10, 2023 · Viktor A. Bout was returned to Russia in December in a prisoner swap for the American basketball star Brittney Griner. Now, he’s running for office in the coming Russian regional elections ...

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6. www.npr.org › 2022/07/28 › 1114236683Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian prisoner the U.S. traded for ...

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   Jul 28, 2022 · Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being freed as...

7. www.politico.com › news › magazine‘The Merchant of Death Is Back in Action’ - POLITICO

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   Dec 12, 2022 · Bout, a mustachioed, 41-year-old Russian already known as the Merchant of Death with a long bloody history in Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and other war zones, offered sympathy, and relief, in the...

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   Who is Viktor Bout?

   • Viktor Anatolyevich Bout [a] ( / buːt /; Russian: Ви́ктор Анато́льевич Бут; born 13 January 1967) is a Tajik-born Russian arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his multiple companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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   What happened to Viktor Bout?

   • After being extradited to the U.S. and convicted of conspiring to kill Americans, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Editor's note: This story was initially published in July. It has been updated with the Viktor Bout's release from a U.S. prison in exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was held in Russia.

   Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian prisoner the U.S. traded for Brittney

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   Where is Viktor Bout now?

   • Viktor Bout, in DEA custody in New York after extradition, sits in an armored van en route to booking at the U.S. Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. | Derek Maltz Elaine Shannon is a veteran national security and Justice Department correspondent for Time and Newsweek.

   ‘The Merchant of Death Is Back in Action’ - POLITICO

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   Did Russia get Viktor Bout back?

   • LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller. Russia got the jailed arms dealer back from the United States on Thursday after exchanging imprisoned U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for him at Abu Dhabi airport.

   Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

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9. abcnews.go.com › International › viktor-boutWho is Viktor Bout, the convicted Russian arms dealer swapped ...

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   Dec 8, 2022 · 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.

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    Dec 8, 2022 · LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller. Russia got the jailed arms dealer back from the United States on Thursday after exchanging imprisoned U.S. basketball...