(CNN) -- Reputed arms dealer Viktor Bout was one of those names in Moscow -- we had heard of him off and on for a while, and had heard of his reputation in the shady underworld of illegal arms deals - ...

Viktor Bout is leaving the United States. Bout's return to Russia signifies one of the most high-profile prisoner swaps between Moscow and Washington since the Cold War. "The Russian citizen has been ...

Bout is newly free after being swapped for Brittney Griner, who was detained in Moscow for nine months. Bout was imprisoned in the US on a 25-year sentence for conspiring with a terrorist organization ...

In September, I spoke with Steve Zissou, a Queens lawyer who represents Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer exchanged for WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday. Zissou is an impassioned advocate for ...

President Biden’s 10-month effort to free Brittney Griner faced stubborn resistance from a Russian government bent on extracting maximum concessions for the WNBA star’s release. But the president also ...

Viktor Bout, the notorious Russian arms dealer imprisoned in the U.S. and swapped in December 2022 for WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was jailed in Moscow for cannabis possession, appears to be back ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump shot down Russian attempts to trade former Marine Paul Whelan for “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout, former national security adviser John Bolton said ...

It is good news that Brittney Griner, a political pawn of Vladimir Putin, is free. Too bad it is because of a terrible deal by Team Biden. It’s an outrage that Washington sprang notorious arms dealer ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lawyer Steve Zissou representing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Nick Schmidle, who met Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in prison several times, about the decision to swap him for WNBA star Britney Griner. Brittney Griner ...

Mr. Fogel, who had lived and taught in many countries, including Russia for nine years, spent 3 ½ years in Russian custody for having cannabis for medical use, and is in poor health. By Ivan ...