"Contrary to two rulings by a Thai criminal court which concluded that Viktor Bout's guilt was not proven, he has still - by a decision of the Thai government - been extradited to the United States, " Mr Lavrov told Rossiya TV on Tuesday.
That should be enough to keep him busy, but he says his new focus is CTH, a private cable-TV operator he bought with the Vacharaphol family (No. 14), owners of the Thai Rath newspaper, for an undisclosed sum.