Viktor Bout: Russian arms dealer known as the ‘Merchant of …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Brittney Griner’s freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. The US basketball star was released on Thursday from...
Brittney Griner Released to US After Russia Swaps Her For Viktor Bout ...
WEBDec 8, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, was released on Thursday after nearly 10 months of captivity in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, a...
Brittney Griner arrives in U.S. following her release by Russia in ...
WEBDec 10, 2022 · The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout, bringing an...
Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian prisoner the U.S. traded for Brittney …
WEBJul 28, 2022 · On Thursday, the U.S. freed Bout in an exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who has been held in Russia for the past 10 months. The Biden administration also was seeking to free...
Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout back in business: Report
WEB2 days ago · Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer who was jailed in the United States and then swapped two years ago for the US basketball star Brittney Griner, has resumed trading weapons, according to the ...
Who is the Russian arms dealer exchanged for Brittney Griner?
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Who is the Russian arms dealer that the U.S. exchanged for Brittney Griner? The U.S. government set up an elaborate operation in 2008 to capture and prosecute Viktor Bout, dubbed “the...
Biden strikes deal to free Brittney Griner from Russian custody
WEBDec 8, 2022 · The White House has secured the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner, President Joe Biden announced Thursday, confirming that the U.S. sent arms trafficker Viktor Bout to...
‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout now part of a deal himself
WEBDec 9, 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.
Russia-Ukraine War Brittney Griner Is Flying Home After Prisoner …
WEBDec 9, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, was released on Thursday after nearly 10 months of captivity in a prisoner swap for Viktor...
Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms ...
WEBDec 9, 2022 · The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. President Joe Biden said Griner...