Exclusive interview with Viktor Bout sharing thoughts on Brittney Griner & details of prisoner swap
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2023
- Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was exchanged for WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic prisoner swap in December sits down with ESPN in his first U.S. media interview since he was released from prison. The interview with the man known as the Russian “Merchant of Death” takes place via Zoom at an undisclosed location in Russia is conducted by TJ Quinn. Bout addresses questions about Griner, his conviction in 2011 on felony counts including conspiracy to kill Americans, and how he became part of the highest-profile prisoner exchange since the Cold War.
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The fact that the US didn't even get any first round picks in this trade is crazy
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They did in the sec traffic market
Solid comment 😂
Hunter Biden was sent to do quality control on minors?@@GreenlightBze
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How TF is ESPN interviewing an intl arms dealer
Victor seems like a very nice guy. He sells weapons for a living without an arms license.
also seems like a pretty straight forward guy. what he says is what u get. no lies or 2nd intentions at all
I thinks it's a little weird to be seeing this on ESPN but that's just me, I guess....
@@sprayer97yes its almost as if ESPN is portraying him positively...... and they are giving him a platform. After he was released from a federal prison because he contributed to cause harm and death to American people. This is very bizarre to me and actually pathetic in my opinion
@@SoloSneakerMainebetter him than griner
@@SoloSneakerMaine oh please. americans cause harm and death to american people and nothing get done.
victor was a prisoner of war, a war that ended. he should have been free
"Merchant Of Death" sound like a Batman Villain 😂😂
No they stole that line from Iron Man (2008) the very first one with the reporter asking Tony about how nick names
Fitting name for somebody that transported US TROOPS during their illegal Iraq invasion that killed millions of civilians.
@@MichaelWilliams-ti7pnNo, this term is way older than that. Older than Iron Man comics
Americans are always dramatic
@@MichaelWilliams-ti7pn its way older lmao u dont even know
Bro anyone thinking how the f-- ESPN got this guy
The comment I was looking for, mind boggling
And why is nobody talking about it??
lol they said Bout actually likes ESPN😂😂
It's not that shocking to me. News outlets wouldn't let him control the narrative, and would absolutely ask more hard hitting questions. He got to paint himself as a perfectly agreeable person to the average person that knows little to nothing of his crimes.
I miss Viktor. Is it too late for this trade to be rescinded?
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Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 you won the best comment of the day 🤣 😂 😆 😄
It is let's send your Mom instead
Typical racist azz white ppl .
@@andrem.thomas332 No, we will send you and your boyfriend Brittany Griner.
Can always count on ESPN to cover trade details
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Russia gets John Wick USA gets Juwanna Mann. Seems fair.
Lmaooooo😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is a worse trade than the Babe Ruth sale to the Yankees
The problem was that Viktor successfully competed against the US in selling weapons on the international black market!
By "US" you mean who exactly? The Army? Government? Politicians?
Only Obama and Eric Holder can give the most accurate answer.😆
@@georgep8501 Putin?
Yup!
He was convicted of conspiracy, not actually doing it.
he seems chill like someone you could drink a beer a smoke a cigar with
I'm just in awe at the spectacle of this _Call of Duty_ villain hanging out somewhere in a Hawaiian shirt giving interviews. All's well that ends well, I guess?
America needs a new Gm, we got fleeced in this trade
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How is this guy more likeable than Griner or Lebron lmao
Yup
Dude sounds pretty chill tbh
I dislike arms businesses, whether a private person or government is trading them but Viktor seems like genuinely cool dude
U mean nicolas cage
How tf are they trading an arms dealer for someone that took an illegal drug into Russia
Cannabis oil sound more hardcore when you call it a “illegal drug” lol
"She. Was. Innocent."
- Malika Andrews A Smith Qerim
So if a country that has decriminalized cocaine had their citizen fly here with cocaine the US has no right to prosecute them right? Thats your logic.@@K1NG931
It's been months since we swapped a killer for an average basketball player who went to another country with drugs. Sounds about right
not a killer
if he is a killer then everyone working/contributing in the defense sector is also a killer in some way .
@@hemendraravi4787 That is a huge over simplification. The people working in the sector rely on the people selling said guns to go through the proper channels. They don't knowingly produce firearms with the intent of killing innocent people.
This man knowingly engaged in the sale of firearms he knew to be obtained illegally, then circumvented international law numerous times to procure and deliver said firearms to known enemies of the US. This is a far cry from assembling a bolt carrier in a factory. I don't know what you are smokin, but I need some.
Killed who? Name the victims please. You Americans and your stupid drama.
0.7 g ganja oil is not a drug..!!!!
if u call 0.7 ganja oil a drug than there is more harmful drug in your cholesterol medicine man..
Americans LOVE to ignore the fact that his biggest crime was transporting US TROOPS to Iraq.
Worst trade of all time
Lol
yea lmao they got scammed.
Trade looks ok rn he has regressed big time
😂😂 W
Insightful interview
We didn’t even get a lottery pick out of this 😑
Bro is chilling in a beach shirt
Worst trade deals in the history of trade deals
I don't understand why they didn't ask him for the juicy deets about prison life and his impression of what it was like, whether he learned English inside, etc. I get that he has done horrible things, but I'd like to think those would be the automatic questions you would ask someone in his position. The headlines from this interview were things that were already asked when the swap first happened.
His line of work you gotta learn your potential buyers language he speaks 5 languages fluently lol
He learned English in Russia. He also speaks Portuguese and German as he studied those languages in Russia.
He worked as translator In soviet military and held the rank lieutenant colonel, he knew english, Portuguese, French, Arabic, farsi, Esperanto, Xhosa, and Zulu. Some say that he Major in Gru part of soviet air force or even the KGB, overall a pretty dangerous dude.
Victor loves America more than Britney 😂
This is mixing politics with sports. This will definitely trigger Britney Griner
Espn started cocksucking Ukraine ages ago
Screw that dude
When he says their crimes outloud it sounds so STUPID! We lost this deal smh gave up the franchise player for a 2090 conventional 2nd round bucket of Gatorade! With the 99th pick in the draft the United States of America selects…. Gatorade cups
She was playing for a Russian basketball team??? That was her problem right there!
Wonder why they edited out Griner and Bout handshake . . .
Danny Ainge for President. Would have least brought back Paul Whelan in the deal
No, thank you. Marc Fogel and Paul Whelan needed to be included in the trade for Americans to accept it.
Why ESPN?
It’s like trading Lebron for Ben Simmons.
No trade should have been made. Not sure how we couldn’t reach another deal involving money / resources.
…definitely thought this was a satire video at first. Had to double check that it was the actual ESPN.
Award winning journalism ... Bravo 👏
So ESPN interviewing criminals now ? Ok I see y’all 😂
Espn doing some real journalism 👏
We need a biopic of Brittany staring Colin Kapernick as Brittany.
Wow...and the Player To Be Named Later did not have to be used.
Viktor seems like a nice guy who knows what to believe.
ESPN you do know most of America dislikes the non-patriot. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER DONE THE TRADE
That swap was not even at all😮😂😂
I Love Lord of War, I really do, it's my first movie I Mention to anyone
Victor Bout is not the Merchant of Death. The biggest arms dealer of all time was Sarkis Garabet Soghanalian who is the real merchant of death.
what a bargain exchange LOL
Don’t trust this guy, he knows 4+ languages, doing an interview with him is crazy, didn’t mention so many things, I bet he’s been working on the Ukraine fight.
Is this a Disney exclusive 🤔
He might or might not be a terrible person but Ron Swanson himself would be proud of that moustache
Being war lord, paid with mastercard. Being released by cannabis oil - priceless 😆
The government hiding something 😂😂😂
He was with what he thought were dangerous Colombians. Imagine if he had said, " No, I don't agree I want out." He had to say what he said to survive.
The greatest trade in Russian sports history
4:34 after being locked up for 10 years, I’m happy that Viktor is still able body and his mind is sharp.
No one would care if she was still in Russia😂💯
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2:11 the fact he said "some" is crazy. everyone. outrage from everyone that cares about this country.
I actually want to know more about this guy life.
Bout looks like every white American dad who's reaaaaaaaally into sports
We traded a Russian arms dealer for a WNBA star 💯💯🔥🔥
He doesnt seem that bad
He has a bad reputation because of companies that dislike healthy competition
Exactly! Not his fault
There a lot of bad trade this by far the absolute worst
Yet we still have THOUSANDS in prison here in America for weed…. Smh brittney isn’t even a good basketball player… such a garbage trade she’s lucky. I would have left her locked up.
seems like a nice guy
Thinking the same
If we can get him back he has my vote for a congressional seat. Kind of surprised ESPN didn’t vote him female of the year.
this dude is a FREE man. 😮
Welcome home hero
Be prepared for a sequel to the movie Lord of War
The term Woj bomb isnquite fitting for this trade
Viktor did nothing wrong. His arrest was purely political, just as griners arrest. Classic cia vs kgb rivalry.
Outrage waa different. Russria wantex him back. A signifigcant amout of Americans had no desire of this bad trade.
Comments are going to be good on this video
Do you think they had a blunt and 40oz for her on the plan
Love when U.S.A. takes a moral hog ground. The hypocrisy.
This was the equivalent of trading Timothy Mcveigh for Venus Williams.
They leave our own military
Why is this a topic on espn? 🤦♂️
Phil Jackson for President , this is why smh
Lord of war 2 🙏
You want to know who is the Biggest arms DEALER on earth is ? The United States its not even close
Mind y’all this man is a whole global terroirs and ESPN airing this lmaooo
Ok…
I would rather have him then Brittany any day seems like a cool guy
He's getting old. Need to settle down. Now he's into politics.
ESPN always using any excuse to get political its hilarious
Worst trade in history…..
Goofy mixing politics and sports 🤡
Britney Griner is responsible for all the deaths (probably tens of thousands) this man caused and will not face justice for the rest of his life. I would never allow myself to be traded for this person i would rather serve my sentence than have that on my conscious.
YOURE NOT A POLITICAL NEWS ORGANIZATION!
why are you mad tho. A basketball player was involved. Basketball is a sport.
2:29 25 years just for talking…. I’m glad he’s Free
She broke the law period
This is like a team trading for Ben Simmons. Fire the GM!