Viktor Bout discussed his swap for Brittney Griner, what he said to her during the exchange and his hopes for Russia and the U.S. to have a better relationship.
spent roughly 10 months in a Russian prison before the United States brought her home in exchange for Viktor Bout.who was serving a 25-year sentence in federal prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to kill Americans relating to the support of a Colombian terrorist organization.
The swap outraged some Americans who argued the United States gave up way too much in exchange for the WNBA star. Griner had been ridiculed for saying the national anthem should not be played before sporting events, but she "Many people would say ‘for what? Just for talking? Are you serious?’" Bout said in an interview with ESPN."There is not even a proper translation to Russian of the term of conspiracy. We don’t have such even the legal term. So, this is the same kind of outrage in Russia about my case and about many other cases."
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