- The US swapped Viktor Bout, a once notorious Russian arms dealer, for WNBA star Britney Griner, last year.
- Known as the “Merchant of Death,” Bout spent 15 years in a US prison.
- Bout is now back in Russia, adjusting to modern life, and running for local office.
Last year, in December, the United States agreed to exchange the infamous Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who had been jailed in the United States for 15 years, for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Russian authorities had arrested Griner a year earlier.
Griner, for her part, has since returned to the court, and her family. Bout, on the other hand, returned to Russia and now, almost a year later, is running for local office and adjusting to modern life,
