viktor bout, who was sentenced to 25 years in an american jail one decade ago. now there is no doubt that there would be a degree of controversy over such a swap because victor was alleged to be one of the most prolific arms dealers in the world and was dubbed the merchant of death. so it would be a controversial swap. he was rumoured to have links to russian intelligence agencies and he has denied that in the past but this is someone the kremlin has long wanted to bring back to russia and if it manages to bring him back there is no doubt the authorities here would present that is a major victory. i m joined now by brian freskos, a senior researcher at the conflict awareness project. steve was outlining their about what this prisoner swap might be about if indeed it goes ahead. what do you think about that? ~ ., . ., ,
While some have praised the Biden administration for the deal, others are upset over the prospect of releasing Viktor Bout, nicknamed the ‘Merchant of Death’
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On April 5, 2012, a federal judge in the state of New York imposed a 25-year sentence against Viktor Bout, "The Merchant of Death", who was identified as the world's
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