'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout now part of a deal himself
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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known outside the country as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.
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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known outside the country as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped for Brittney Griner, is widely known as the "Merchant of Death" who fueled some of the world's worst conflicts.
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, widely known as the “Merchant of Death,” was serving time at an Illinois facility before he became part of a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner, officials announced Thursday.
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped Thursday for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.
Viktor Bout is widely known as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts and inspired the 2005 Nicolas Cage movie, “Lord of War."
President Joe Biden on Thursday traded Viktor Bout, the notorious international arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death," to Russia for U.S. basketball player Brittny Griner, who was arrested at a Moscow airport earlier this year with cannabis oil in her luggage.
Viktor Bout, arms dealer to terrorists and worse, who more than earned his “Merchant of Death” sobriquet — is once more a free man. But who is he? The world’s most successful arms me...
A former Soviet military translator, Bout supplied arms for deadly conflicts around the world by using his air cargo companies to smuggle weapons from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East in t...
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known outside the country as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts. At home, however, he is seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after being convicted in 2011…
Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.
Former assistant FBI director Chris Swecker discusses the Biden administration's trade for WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for Russia's Viktor Bout.
Russia has released WNBA player Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" by his accuser. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans. He has maintained his innocence.
Several outlets reported early Thursday that WNBA star Brittney Griner—and I use the term “star” loosely— had been released from a Russian prison in exchange for Viktor Bout....
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