Viktor Bout
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | January 13,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Dushanbe |
| Tajikistan | |
| Spouse | Alla Bout |
| Parents | Raisa Bout |
| Siblings | Sergei Bout |
| Children | Elizaveta Bout |
| Job | Translator |
| Arms Dealer | |
| Businessperson | |
| Army officer | |
| Other name | Vadim Markovich Aminov, Viktor Bulakin, Victor Anatoliyevich Bout, Victor But, Viktor Budd, Viktor Butt |
| Movies/Shows | The Notorious Mr. Bout |
| Education | Kazanskoye Suvorovskoye Voyennoye Uchilishche |
| Military Institute of the USSR Ministry of Defence | |
| Full name | Viktor Anatolyevich Bout |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 615510 |
Viktor Bout Life story
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout is a Russian arms dealer. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his multiple companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Evan Gershkovich: US confirms Russia contact over prisoner swap for reporter
... And after being jailed for 10 months, in December after the US brokered a prison swap and released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was imprisoned in the US over weapons smuggling...
Michael Travis Leake, US musician, detained in Russia
... Late last year, American basketball player Brittney Griner, who was jailed in Russia on drugs charges, was for the Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout...
Russia detains US journalist Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of spying
... It was 10 months before she was freed in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout...
Brittney Griner vows to play this season after prisoner swap
... The WNBA player was released last week in a prisoner swap for the notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout...
Russia's released arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party
...Russia s arms dealer Viktor Bout - nicknamed the " merchant of death" - has joined the pro-Kremlin ultranationalist LDPR party, following his release in a high-profile US prisoner swap...
Paul Whelan: US and Russia to explore more prisoner swaps
... Griner, who was arrested in February for possessing cannabis oil at a Moscow airport, was traded for convicted weapons trafficker Viktor Bout, who was flown back to Russia after 12 years...
Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
... Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, and was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday...
How the Brittney Griner prisoner swap with Russia was done
... It became clear the Russians wanted a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout - a notorious arms dealer who was serving a 25 year sentence in US prison...
Evan Gershkovich: US confirms Russia contact over prisoner swap for reporter
The US says it has held discussions with Russia aimed at bringing jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich Home - But that there is no " clear pathway" to his release.
Asked about a prisoner swap, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the US was " prepared to do hard things" to get Mr Gershkovich back.
The Wall Street Journal reporter, accused of espionage, was arrested on 29 March.
The US says the case is baseless.
It accuses Russia of holding Mr Gershkovich for " leverage".
Mr Sullivan's comments on Friday confirmed an earlier.
He Said that " there have been discussions, But those discussions have not produced a clear pathway to a resolution".
" We Are prepared to do hard things in order to get our citizens Home , including getting Evan Home . I do not want to give false hope, " He Said . " We have a clear commitment and conviction that we will do everything possible to bring him Home . "
On 22 June a Moscow court rejected an appeal to free Mr Gershkovich, 31, who is being held at Lefortovo, where the Soviet KGB formerly held dissidents.
On Tuesday the Kremlin said there had been " certain contacts" with the US over Mr Gershkovich's case, suggesting the possibility of a prisoner exchange.
The previous day US ambassador Lynne Tracy was allowed to visit Mr Gershkovich in a Moscow prison for only The Second time. He is The First Western journalist to be jailed in Russia since the Soviet era.
Russian embassy staff also recently visited Vladimir Dunaev, a Russian national detained in the US on cybercrime charges. He was extradited to the US from South Korea in 2021.
There is speculation that a new prisoner swap may be arranged.
The US has also been pressing for the release of Paul Whelan , a former US Marine who has been in jail for More Than Four Years .
Mr Whelan is in Mordovia, an area far south east of Moscow known for harsh conditions in its prison camps.
And after being jailed for 10 months, in December after the US brokered a prison swap and released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , who was imprisoned in the US over weapons smuggling.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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