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Declassified Documents on Viktor Bout: Background on who the US had to exchange for Brittney Griner

Declassified Documents on Viktor Bout: Background on who the US had to exchange for Brittney Griner

Evan Coren
Dec 08, 2022
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Screenshot of part of a declassified document on Viktor Bout on the Clinton Presidential Library website.

As we celebrate Brittney Griner’s release from being Vladimir Putin’s hostage, here is a fascinating collection of declassified documents on the convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout.

  • Putin demanded the US release Viktor Bout in exchange for basketbal…

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