Scott Ritter is an expert in warfare with his credentials being

• Former Marine core intelligence officer
• Served with the UN implementing arms control treaties
• Dessert storm vet
• Specialist in Russian culture and history pertaining to military. He was trained to infiltrate and kill Russians pre 1991 collapse of the Union
• Lead UN inspector in post Iraq war to find and disarm weapons of mass destruction
• Became critical of US foreign policy on Middle East and quit the army and is an Author and educator on war based subjects

Here is virtually 2 hours of his assessment of the war to date based on his knowledge of Russia, geopolitics and warfare in general.

Without Putins hand book this is his assessment of what is going on