Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called Merchant of Death exchanged for WNBA star Brittney Griner, says he and Griner were 'pawns.'
Russian authorities detained Griner at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Feb. 17, 2022, while she was traveling to Russia to play for club team UMMC Ekaterinburg. Customs officials found vape cartridges with oil derived from cannabis in her backpack. There was no public announcement of her arrest until March 5, 2022. Her plight unfolded at the same time Russia was invading Ukraine and further heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S.
"There is no even a proper translation to Russian of the crime of conspiracy. We don't have such even the legal term, So, this is this same kind of outrage in Russia about my case and about many other cases." "Publicity is a, like, multiplying factor which can really kill you if you are not strong enough to handle it."
Russian Viktor Bout, holding an envelope, meets WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner on Dec. 8, 2022, in their exchange on an airport tarmac in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. "Look, I mean, in United States, I guess, only lazy would not, you know, cover her trial," he said."Every, you know, talking radio host, every news station, every TV channel on the news broadcast, so this was a big, big deal, I guess, you know, especially in jail.
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