As a result of the efforts made, it was possible to agree with the American side on organizing the exchange of Bout for the American Brittney Griner.
“The Russian citizen has been returned to his homeland,” the ministry said.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the exchange of Greiner for Bout.
Victor Bout was imprisoned in the United States for almost 15 years.
He was arrested in Thailand at a US request in 2008 and taken to the US.
In August, the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region sentenced American Griner to nine years in prison for drug smuggling and possession.