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See the moment Brittney Griner is swapped for ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout | New York Post
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1:01Now PlayingVideo released by Russian state media shows a first-hand view of WNBA star Brittney Griner being swapped for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout on the tarmac of an airport in the United Arab Emirates.
The “Merchant of Death” can be seen embracing his Russian countrymen after being freed from federal custody hours earlier.
The footage, apparently shot from a waiting Russian aircraft, shows Bout and another man walking away from an unmarked passenger jet, towards a group of people that includes Griner and three men in suits.
One of the men with Griner reaches out to embrace Bout, and a second shakes his hands. The Russian video blurs the faces of both men, ostensibly agents of the Russian state.
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