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Viktor Bout•Russian•Merchant of Death•United States•Brittney Griner•Bout•Biden•Wall Street Journal•Yemen•Iran•Houthi•Moscow
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Freed 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout Brokers $10 Million Arms Deal with Yemen's Houthis
Oct 7, 2024, 02:22 AM
Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the 'Merchant of Death' who was freed in December 2022 in a prisoner swap with the United States in exchange for basketball star Brittney Griner, is reportedly back in the arms business. Bout had been serving a 25-year sentence before his release arranged by the Biden administration. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Bout is negotiating arms deals with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants. In August, Houthi emissaries traveled to Moscow to negotiate the purchase of $10 million worth of automatic weapons and encountered Bout, who is brokering the sale. This development has raised concerns about the implications of the prisoner swap.
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