Russian arms dealer who was freed on Thursday after 14 years in prison in exchange for US basketball star Brittney Greiner
Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer who was freed on Thursday after 14 years in US custody in an exchange for American basketball star Brittney Greiner, has joined the pro-Kremlin ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its leader said today. last one.
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In a video posted on the Telegram app, Leonid Slutsky, standing on a stage behind Bout, said: “I want to thank Viktor Anatolyevich (Bout) for the decision he made and welcome him to the ranks of the best political party in today’s Russia”.
Despite its name, the PKK has since its founding in 1991 espoused a hard-line, ultra-nationalist ideology demanding Russia’s reconquest of the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Its founder and longtime leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky gained a reputation as a political showman for his aggressive outbursts and eccentric behavior until his death in April.
Although considered a serious contender for power in the 1990s, the FDP has since played a minor role in Russia’s political system, ostensibly opposing the ruling United Russia party while actually supporting the Kremlin on most issues.
He has a history of recruiting controversial figures into Russian politics. In 2007, Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB agent wanted in Britain for the previous year’s murder of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, was elected MP for the PKK.
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