victory. reporter: oh, absolutely. one of the people that was there greeting victor bout along be with his mother and wife was a russian parliamentarian. she said this is a capitulation by the united states, an acknowledgment that so far russia doesn t leave people behind and this is an acknowledgment that was so difficult to get the united states to agree to release viktor bout for brittney griner. morally they re two different people. she was caught with traces of cannabis oil in her luggage. viktor bout one of the world s most notorious arms traffickers. even the russians are acutely aware of the massive difference in the status of these two people. nevertheless, he s back home with his family. very emotional scenes at the airport. it s reported he was a former