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 · The true story of Viktor Bout is infinitely more compelling than the myth. But for the major arms manufacturing nations of the world that myth remains a wonderful red herring.
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 ...
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...
Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western …
WEB21 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 ...
Explainer: Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for …
WEBAug 1, 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...
What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Lankford was talking about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was midway through a 25-year federal prison sentence for offering to sell arms to a Colombian rebel group.
‘The Merchant of Death Is Back in Action’ - POLITICO
WEBDec 12, 2022 · DEA launched a narcoterrorism investigation of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout based on information that he was negotiating with the Colombian rebel army FARC to sell a large shipment of anti...
Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the Arms Business. This Time ...
WEB1 day ago · Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death,” walked out of a U.S. prison almost two years ago in a trade with Moscow for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Now he ...
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...