Viktor Bout began political activity
2022.12.12 04:26
Viktor Bout began political activity
Budrigannews.com – The Russian arms dealer who was released on Thursday after spending 14 years in the custody of the United States in exchange for the American basketball star Brittney Griner has joined the ultranationalist, Kremlin-loyal Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), its leader stated on Monday.
Standing on a stage alongside Bout, LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky made the following statement in a Telegram video: I need to say thanks to Viktor Anatolievich (Session) for the choice he has made and welcome him into the positions of the best ideological group in the present Russia.”
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), despite its name, has advocated a hardline, ultranationalist ideology since its founding in 1991, calling for Russia to retake the countries of the former Soviet Union.
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Before his death in April, its founder and longtime leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky earned a reputation as a political showman for his outrageous actions and eccentric behavior.
In the 1990s, the LDPR was seen as a serious contender for power. Since then, it has become subordinate to the United Russia bloc, which is in charge, and supports the Kremlin on most issues.
It has a track record of bringing in controversial individuals to Russian politics. Andrei Lugovoy, a Russian ex-spy wanted in Britain for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko the year before, was elected to the LDPR’s parliament in 2007.
