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Viktor Bout slams US media ‘hoax’
The WSJ is seeking to boost its ‘sagging readership’ with a fabricated report on an alleged arms deal with the Houthis, the Russian businessman has said
Oct 7, 2024 16:30
Viktor Bout wins seat in Russian regional elections
After spending 12 years in a US prison, the businessman secured a mandate in the Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Region
Sep 12, 2023 18:12
Viktor Bout to enter politics
The businessman who spent some 12 years in US prison will run for a local legislature in Russia
Jul 2, 2023 16:00
Trump rejected Viktor Bout prisoner swap
The ex-US president said he turned down an exchange involving former Marine Paul Whelan and the Russian businessman
Dec 12, 2022 10:19
‘Nazi’-inspired US prison guards, American ‘revolution’ and Ukraine conflict: Highlights from Viktor Bout’s RT interview
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The Russian businessman described “inhuman” conditions in US jails and ridiculed claims that he armed the Taliban
Dec 10, 2022 18:02
Viktor Bout speaks of time in US prison and his ‘value’ to Russia
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The Russian was exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner, after spending more than a decade behind bars in the US
Dec 9, 2022 10:39
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