He regretted that in the US it is very difficult to educate people by talking about the Russian reality. Americans do not study the Russian Federation in educational institutions, they do not understand how to explain and present it in a conversation.
“In the United States, we explain Russia through one person: this is Vladimir Putin. We don’t know anything about him either, but Putin is the answer to everything,” Ritter said.
According to him, the Russian leader is not trying to dictate his vision of solving problems to the whole world, but, on the contrary, is ready to listen to people and solve problems together. Therefore, according to the expert, the Americans need to start talking to the Russians. It is the dialogue with Russia that is the way forward, stressed the former intelligence officer.
He also added that he recently spent 26 days in Russia, traveling around the country and communicating with residents, wanting to better understand the local reality. And she admitted that this time was not enough. “I couldn’t have done it in 26 years,” Ritter said.
Earlier, Scott Ritter said that Vladimir Putin trusts the strength of the Russian army and nothing can embarrass him. The violent reaction to the situation in Ukraine, in his opinion, is demonstrated by American politicians. So US National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Leader Joe Biden are all panicking.
