The US may consider an application to transfer Viktor Bout, sentenced to 25 years in jail for arms smuggling, to serve his prison term in Russia if it sends one, US Attorney General Eric Holder told Russian reporters.
The US Attorney General gave an exclusive interview to a number of Russian media outlets. A full interview will be published in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily on Thursday.
Earlier, Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated that the country will do everything possible to get Bout back .
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