Scott Ritter
American weapons inspector and writer
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| 2024 | Scott Ritter visited Chechnya, addressing thousands of Chechen fighters in Grozny, expressing his belief that Russia would win its war with Ukraine. |
| August 7 2024 | On August 7, 2024, the FBI conducted a raid of Scott Ritter's home near Albany as part of efforts by the Department of Justice to combat Russian election interference. |
| June 2024 | In June 2024, US authorities seized Scott Ritter's passport, preventing him from attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Ritter claimed that three U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stopped him before his flight to Istanbul, did not show a warrant, and did not provide a receipt for the seizure. |
| January 2024 | Visited Chechnya and delivered a speech in broken Russian to thousands of Chechen fighters in Grozny, reaffirming his belief in Russia's eventual victory in the war. |
| January 2024 | Traveled to the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast in Ukraine, accompanied by GRU agents, and met with collaborationist governor Vladimir Saldo. |
| May 2023 | Scott Ritter began a book tour in Kazan, Irkutsk, and Yekaterinburg for his book 'Disarmament in the time of the Perestroika', which discusses nuclear weapons agreements between Russia and the United States. |
| April 2023 | Continued to claim that Russia was winning the war in Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Scott Ritter visited Russia in support of Russia following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | After the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Scott Ritter became a contributor to Russian government-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik. |
| 2022 | Scott Ritter published 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union' through Clarity Press. |
| October 2022 | Scott Ritter posted a provocative tweet about Bucha stating, 'Bucha was a war crime, Ukraine did it', to test the reaction of Twitter. |
| July 2022 | The Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation included Scott Ritter on a list of alleged Russian propagandists. |
| April 2022 | Scott Ritter tweeted that the National Police of Ukraine was responsible for the Bucha massacre, labeling U.S. President Joe Biden a 'war criminal' for blaming Russia. Following this, he was suspended from Twitter for harassment and abuse but was reinstated the next day. |
| 2020 | Scott Ritter released 'Scorpion King: America's Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump', a revised edition of his earlier work, through Clarity Press. |
| 2017 | Scott Ritter authored 'Deal of the Century: How Iran Blocked the West's Road to War', published by Clarity Press. |
| September 2014 | Ritter was paroled from Laurel Highlands state prison. |
| 2012 | In 2012, Scott Ritter commented on the consequences of the U.S. war in Iraq, claiming that the United States was 'bankrupt, morally and fiscally' because of this war, and that it had become 'the laughingstock of the world.' |
| March 2012 | Scott Ritter was sent to Laurel Highlands state prison in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. |
| 2011 | Convicted of criminal offenses related to sexually explicit online activity with a police officer posing as a minor. |
| 2011 | Ritter was described by Matt Bai in The New York Times as the 'most determined dissenter' regarding the situation in Iraq prior to the war, highlighting his significance during the discussions on Weapons of Mass Destruction. |
| October 2011 | Ritter was sentenced to one and a half to five and a half years in prison following his conviction. |
| April 14 2011 | Scott Ritter was found guilty of numerous charges including unlawful contact with a minor and indecent exposure in county court in Rochester, New York. |
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