Viktor Bout, nicknamed the 'Merchant of Death', has joined the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia - which has consistently backed Putin's invasion of Ukraine
Meanwhile, his decision to join politics was backed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a powerful Russian businessman and close ally of Putin.
In the footage, Slutsky tells the crowd:"I want to thank Viktor Anatolievich for the decision he has made and welcome him into the ranks of the best political party in today's Russia." The party has a history of recruiting controversial personalities into Russian politics, including Andrei Lugovoy, a former KGB agent wanted in Britain for the murder of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.Brittney Griner arrives back in US after prisoner swap with Russian 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout
Ever since his capture in an elaborate US sting, after which he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, the Russian state has been keen to bring him back.
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