Former Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joined a Russian ultranationalist political party only days after his return to Russia following a prisoner swab for Brittney Griner, fueling speculations that he may run for the Russian Duma, one of Russia's chambers of parliament.
The press service of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, a far-right political party, published a photo of Bout holding up his new membership card and standing next to leader Leonid Slutsky, who took over after the death of infamous Russian firebrand Vladimir Zhirinovsky earlier this year. His acceptance into the party was announced during the party's annual conference in Moscow celebrating the anniversary of its founding, held Dec. 11-13.
Slutsky also said Bout was invited to the Duma’s Committee on International Affairs and the LDPR faction.
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