US hires private firms for ‘dirty work’: Russian diplomat
August 29th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Allowing private security companies to work in conflict zones helps the US government "avoid responsibility" for violating the norms of international humanitarian law, a Russian ... Read more...
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Convicted arms dealer asks Russia to sue US
April 13th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has been sentenced to 25 years in an American jail, called on Russia Thursday to file a lawsuit ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer shifted to Brooklyn jail
February 26th, 2012 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was shifted to a "general population" prison in Brooklyn after spending 15 months in a solitary confinement."Victor has ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer Victor Bout arrives in NY after extradition
November 17th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout on Wednesday arrived in New York after being extradited from Thailand where he was imprisoned since March 2008, officials said.On Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to U.S.
November 16th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout on Tuesday was extradited from Thailand, and boarded a U.S. government jet in order to be tried in the country, ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer extradited to US
November 16th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Nov 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Russian army officer and alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited from Thailand to the US, the Russian consul said in Bangkok Tuesday.Bout was ... Read more...
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No change in US’ plans to extradite Russian businessman
August 31st, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There was no change in the US' plans to extradite Russian businessman Viktor Bout, suspected of illegal arms trade from Thailand, the US Department of State said.
"As ... Read more...
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Thai Court Agrees to Extradition of Russian Viktor Bout to America
August 20th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an appeals court ruling which was passed down on Friday, a Thai appeals court decided in favor of the suspected international arms dealer Viktor Bout being ... Read more...
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Russia summons Thai envoy over arms dealer’s rights
April 12th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 12 (RIA Novosti) Russia has protested to Thailand over alleged violations in the rights of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, recently arrested in a police operation in Bangkok. "On ... Read more...
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Thailand will not charge Russian ‘merchant of death’: lawyer
April 10th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 10 (RIA Novosti) Thailand will not bring charges against a suspected Russian arms dealer arrested in Bangkok March 6, Viktor Bout's lawyer said. Bout, 41, was arrested in March ... Read more...
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‘Arms dealer sold weapons to Colombian rebels’
March 7th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, March 7 (DPA) Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, accused of fuelling conflicts around the world for years, has been charged in the US with conspiracy to sell millions of dollars worth ... Read more...
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