Viktor Bout
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Gender | Male |
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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...
Michael Travis Leake, US musician, detained in Russia
A Russian court has detained US citizen Michael Travis Leake, a musician and former paratrooper.
Moscow's Khamovnichesky court claimed that Mr Leake had " organised the sale of drugs to young people" AFP news agency reports.
He will be held in custody until August 6, pending a possible trial.
Mr Leake is at least the third American detained in Russia in recent years amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow.
US media outlet CNN said Mr Leake was a musician and Music Producer who had lived in Russia for many years.
He appeared on the travel show Parts Unknown - hosted by the late chef Anthony Bourdain - for an episode in 2014 that was filmed in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Darya Tarasova, who produced the episode, told CNN that Mr Leake was a " showman" who was " very articulate" and who " loved Russia". He often worked with local rock bands, Mr Tarasova said.
Russian local media had earlier reported his arrest at his flat in Moscow.
US officials have previously accused Russia of deliberately targeting American citizens for arrest.
In March, Russian authorities, a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, on espionage charges. He remains in pre-trial detention.
Late Last Year , American Basketball Player Brittney Griner , who was jailed in Russia on drugs charges, was for The Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout .
US marine Paul Whelan is serving a 16-year prison sentence on " spying" charges - he was sentenced before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has weakened relations Between Us and Russia.
The State Department has been approached for comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com