You are not paying attention to history. Ritter has criticized Putin. His work has been with diplomats. "On June 28 last month, a mere three days before the Russian round table in Vienna, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was going to resume production of short- and intermediate-range missiles — the very weapons myself and my fellow American and Soviet inspectors had worked so hard to eliminate." https://consortiumnews.com/2024/07/07/scott-ritter-my-lifes-work-melting-before-my-eyes/