Since Brittney Griner was arrested, detained and later sentenced in Moscow, her supporters have been advocating for the Biden administration to do anything possible to secure her release. According to media reports, US and Russian officials have been in talks about a potential prisoner swap. The person that has come up most frequently as the man who could be released in exchange for Griner is Viktor Bout. But who is he? The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.
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