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After eclipse of Prigozhin, Viktor Bout aims for Russian political base
As former Wagner Group mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin struggles with his diminished status after being dumped by Russian president Vladimir Putin, repatriated arms trafficker Viktor Bout appears to be on the rise, aiming for his own power base as a far-right Russian political candidate. Reuters cites a Saturday report from the Russian news agency RIA…