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  • Viktor Bout is brokering weapons sales to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal.
  • Bout was released in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner after a decade in US custody.
  • Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since last year.
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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 16 points 2 months ago

This was such a bad prisoner exchange.

[-] Furball@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

Maybe we can get Brittney Griner to start selling arms to other rebel groups in Yemen, that might make up for it

[-] Voltage@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago
[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Such a terrible trade and it just encouraged putin to lock up more folks for more trades

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Not if you got traded out of Russias hands.

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