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Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian prisoner the U.S. traded for Brittney Griner?

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The U.S. traded Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to Moscow in a prisoner exchange for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Bout is shown here in custody in Bangkok in 2008. After being extradited to the U.S. and convicted of conspiring to kill Americans, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Getty Images)
The U.S. traded Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to Moscow in a prisoner exchange for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Bout is shown here in custody in Bangkok in 2008. After being extradited to the U.S. and convicted of conspiring to kill Americans, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Getty Images)

This article was originally published on July 28, 2022.

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