U.S. officials told Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout that Moscow had sent assassins to Thailand and the United States to kill him, his wife said on Thursday.
"DEA [Drug Enforcement Agency] agents told him Russia had sent killers to Thailand and the United States to eliminate him and so he must not expect Russian help but should cooperate with the investigation and confess to crimes he did not commit," Alla Bout said.
She said she had received the information from diplomatic officers who visited Viktor Bout at the correctional facility in New York City where he is awaiting trial.
BANGKOK, November 18 (RIA Novosti)
