Acquaintances of American political scientist Scott Bennett reported his death

American political scientist Scott Bennett died after a serious illness. This was reported to "Izvestia" on November 22 by the expert's acquaintances.

Presumably, the cause of death was liver cancer. Bennett died at the age of 46 years in Walnut Creek, California.

Scott Bennett is an ex-officer of the U.S. Armed Forces, he carried out secret assignments of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the State Department. In addition, he worked in the administration of President George W. Bush Jr.

In recent years, the retired officer acted as a military expert. The political scientist often gave Izvestia comments on the Ukrainian conflict. Bennett traveled more than once to the special operation zone in Donbass. The American criticized the White House, which supports Ukraine.