- best do this by drawing on the experiences in arms control and my knowledge
and understanding of Russia to help better inform my fellow citizens about the
critical importance of the former and the dangers associated with foregoing the
latter.

I was, am, and will always be “an American fighting man.”"
-- https://scottritter.substack.com/p/my-lost-summer

Interesting info too on the arrest of his Russian host Alexander Zyrianov, for challenging the Novosibirsk leadership's corruption.

He was another source, but Der would term that as just another "anecdote", when an intelligence analyst will use their personal impressions of folk to inform their analysis.