The Russian arms dealer, who was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States, is negotiating with the militant group in Yemen.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” is reportedly back in the arms dealing business after being exchanged for WNBA player Brittney Griner. A European security official and other people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that less than two years after his release,

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who was sent back to Russia in a prisoner swap agreed by Joe Biden, is now reportedly supplying weapons to the Houthis.