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To get Brittney Griner out of Russia, the US gave up arms dealer Viktor Bout. Who is he?

By DW
17 December 2022   |   12:14 pm
Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer, has been exchanged for US basketball star Brittney Griner. Who is the man called "The Merchant of Death" and why did Moscow campaign so tirelessly for him?

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