Freed Russian arms dealer Bout back in weapons business, WSJ reports
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is suspected of preparing a small arms deal with Yemen's Houthi militants.
- In August, Bout met with Houthi emissaries in Moscow to negotiate a $10 million sale of automatic weapons.
- The Kremlin, via Dmitry Peskov, dismissed the reports as “fakes” and did not clarify if Bout's negotiations had official approval.
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