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Viktor Bout

Viktor Bout is a Russian arms dealer freed by the US in a 2022 prisoner swap for Brittney Griner.

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Via Wikimedia Commons (Эдуард Слуцкий и Виктор Бут (cropped))

The earliest story we hold is from Jul 15, 2022.

Stories involving Viktor Bout0 named stories in 2022

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Week of Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 18, 2022: 0 left, 6 center, 4 right, 5% of the sources that published that week · 11 articles

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32 left · 50 center · 27 right: 109 sources on the spectrum, across 13 linked stories.

Everything else12 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first

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  1. Dec 12Donald Trump says he "turned down deal" of Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout5 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 10– 11Freed Russian arms dealer says he ‘wholeheartedly’ supports Ukraine war7 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 6 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 8Who is Viktor Bout, Russia's 'Merchant of Death' freed in prisoner swap for Brittney Griner?61 articles · 26 sources
    4 left, 15 center, 5 right
  4. Dec 8– 9Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home119 articles · 56 sources
    16 left, 30 center, 8 right
  5. Jul 27– 28Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death"?6 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right

Stories that name Viktor Bout

  1. Dec 9Brittney Griner lands back in US after Russian prisoner swap87 articles · 24 sources
    6 left, 16 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 9Russia's Putin says more US prisoner exchanges are possible37 articles · 14 sources
    2 left, 8 center, 4 right
  3. Dec 8– 9WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap with Russia90 articles · 50 sources
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  4. Dec 8– 12After months of imprisonment in Russia, Brittney Griner is recuperating at a military medical facility54 articles · 28 sources
    8 left, 17 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 27– 28Kremlin: No agreement yet on a prisoner swap for Griner, Whelan16 articles · 12 sources
    3 left, 6 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 26– Aug 2WNBA star Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge39 articles · 23 sources
    7 left, 12 center, 3 right
  7. Jul 15Brittney Griner lawyer: WNBA star had doctor's letter for cannabis46 articles · 25 sources
    8 left, 14 center, 1 right