That guy HAD to realize he had a great big target painted on his back! I'm really surprised he didn't make sure his bank accounts in Switzerland, the Caymans, or wherever were secure and ride off into the sunset quite a while ago. For him, flying around anywhere near where Putin has influence should have been about as advisable as choosing NOT to return Jennifer Aniston's calls in favor of inviting Stacey Abrams into your castle, instead.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence