Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” is reportedly back in the arms dealing business after being exchanged for WNBA player Brittney Griner.
A European security official and other people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that less than two years after his release, Bout is returning to his old ways, this time selling arms to the Houthis. He reportedly negotiated a $10 million arms deal with Houthi emissaries when they traveled to Moscow in August.
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