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The Russian negotiators, refusing a job lot offer, drew the line at Whelan, leaving the Biden administration to accept the return of Griner while raising questions about the currency of such exchanges.

Officials at the Pentagon fear the Merchant of Death Viktor Bout will go back to selling arms after he was freed in a prisoner swap to get WNBA star Brittney Griner out of a Russian penal colony.

The Russian arms dealer has been released from U.S. prison in a one-for-one swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, a U.S. official confirmed.

LEONARD: Given how much effort the Kremlin put in to freeing Bout, its hard to imagine that Putin - facing an arms supply nightmare in Ukraine - wont have worrying plans for him now.

Freeing the convicted Russian "is a deeply disturbing decision," added Sen. Bob Menendez.

Bout’s exploits saw him dealing arms sometimes to both forces in the same conflict.

No matter how lavish the accommodation laid on for him by his clients, Viktor Bout preferred to bed down at night with his helicopter crew as close as possible to a chopper, ready to fly in minutes.

There is growing speculation that the Russian arms dealer could be released from U.S. prison in exchange for Russia freeing Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

The Russian arms dealer has been released from U.S. prison in a one-for-one swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, a U.S. official confirmed.