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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

‘Merchant of death’ arms dealer swapped for WNBA star Brittney Griner rages at West

AP

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who returned to his homeland after 14 years in a US prison as part of a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, said the West is bent on destroying Russia.

Bout, dubbed the “Merchant of Death” who provided arms for some of the world’s worst conflicts, was seen in Russia as unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive U.S. sting operation.

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