Nominated to run for local councilor, the prototype of "King of War" enters the political arena of Ulyanovsk | Bute | Russia
According to Today's Russia International News Agency on the 2nd, Russian businessman Viktor Bout has been nominated as a candidate for the local legislative body in the western Russian city of Ulyanovsk. He will represent the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in the election.
Bute was nominated by secret ballot at a regional political party rally on July 2nd. After the vote, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party faction in Ulyanovsk's legislative body, Grachev, announced the candidacy of Bute as a member of parliament.
Bute was once an arms dealer and the prototype of the protagonist in the movie "King of War". He was lured by the United States in March 2008 and released to Russia through a prisoner exchange program in December 2022. During his imprisonment, Bute argued that he was the scapegoat and insisted that he was committed to the international transportation of legitimate goods.