- Viktor Bout is brokering weapons sales to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal.
- Bout was released in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner after a decade in US custody.
- Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since last year.
I mean the Hothies are making good use of the weapons they have. Would be nice if the US did this instead of arming the Israelis
I do wonder how Russia feels about this, though. Since I imagine they’re allined with the Israelis, who are also invading their neighbors trying to steal their land.
Israel sold military drones to Russia in 2015, after the Chrimea invasion started the war against Ukraine.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-drone-deals-heighten-military-ties-between-israel-and-russia
Israel refrained from supporting sanctions on Russia, so Russia would let it bomb Syria. Israel also refused to support Ukraine with weapons and urged Ukraine to surrender to Russia. Israel also denied the Russian responsibility for the nerve gas attack on Sergej Skripal and his daughter
Israel does not care the slightest about the interests of its western allies and Netanyahu considers Putin a “personal friend”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Russia_relations
Russia is aligned with causing as much chaos and destabilizing world order in order to grab as much land and influence in the process. In other words perfectly aligned.