Viktor Bout - Wikipedia
WEBBout was involved with a Soviet military operation in Angola in the late 1980s assisting the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the Angolan Civil War. He has stated that he was in Angola only for a few weeks.
The Dark Truth About Viktor Bout - TIME
WEBDec 9, 2022 · I was one of the small army of monitors, sleuths, and aviation geeks who tracked him and the tidal wave of Russian arms consignments that spread across the world with ex-Soviet military...
Viktor Bout: Russian arms dealer known as the ‘Merchant of …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Bout, a former Soviet military officer, was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles, and ...
Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for …
WEBAug 5, 2022 · The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.
Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western …
WEB22 hours ago · Oct. 7, 2024, 4:37 p.m. ET. The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout is trying to broker a deal with Houthi militants in Yemen, according to Western officials. The negotiations between Mr. Bout and ...
Viktor Bout: The Russian arms dealer touted for US prisoner swap - CNN
WEBJul 28, 2022 · Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military officer, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft...
Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the Arms Business. This Time ...
WEB1 day ago · Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was traded in 2022 for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner Viktor Bout spent decades selling Soviet-made weapons in Africa, South America and the Middle East. Sergey ...
Who is Viktor Bout? - The Economist
WEBDec 8, 2022 · He attended the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow. He then went to Africa, serving for two years in Mozambique as part of the Soviet air force and as an army translator in...
Who is Viktor Bout, the convicted Russian arms dealer swapped …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout has been swapped by the U.S. for American WNBA player Brittney Griner who was detained in Russia earlier this year.
Who is Viktor Bout, Russian man at centre of US prisoner ‘swap’?
WEBJul 28, 2022 · The United States government has reportedly offered to free Viktor Bout, an imprisoned Russian arms dealer, in exchange for the release of basketball star Brittney Griner and former US marine...