IN 2019, there was already planned to undermine Russia. Just how long before have they started the strategies?๐
The report examines a range of nonviolent measures the United States could take to stress Russia's military, its economy or the regime's political standing at home and abroad.
The steps would be designed to cause Russia to compete in domains or regions where the United States has a competitive advantage—driving Russia to overextend itself militarily or economically or causing the regime to lose domestic and/or international prestige and influence, said James Dobbins, lead author of the study and a senior fellow at RAND, a non profit research organization.
Russia's greatest vulnerability is its economy, which is comparatively small and highly dependent on energy exports. The Russian leadership's greatest anxiety concerns the stability and durability of the regime.
The most promising strategies to stress Russia are those which directly address those vulnerabilities and anxieties. Dobbins, a former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe, and his RAND colleagues evaluate a wide range of possibilities. These include economic pressures, ideological and informational initiatives, geopolitical maneuvers, and military steps on land, sea, and in air and space.
Economic sanctions have already caused a significant drop in the living standards of many Russian citizens. Expanding American energy production is probably the least costly and least risky way to further stress the Russian economy. Imposing tougher sanctions is also likely to degrade the Russian economy, and could do so to a greater extent and more quickly than maintaining low oil prices, provided the sanctions are comprehensive and multilateral.
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The Swedish edition Nya Dagbladet writes that the US was planning a war in Ukraine and an energy crisis in Europe. This is evidenced by a report leaked to the Swedish press by the pro-government think tank RAND Corporation (known, among other things, for being behind the American foreign and defense strategy during the Cold War).
For example, the document, dated January, admits that the aggressive foreign policy pursued in Ukraine will push Russia to military intervention in the country. The goal, the report explains, is to introduce a package of sanctions that has been in the making for a long time.
The EU economy will "inevitably collapse" as a result, and resources of up to $9 trillion could flow to the US, as well as educated European young people will be forced to emigrate to the States.
The main goal, which is described in the document, is to split Europe - especially Germany and the Russian Federation, forcing "useful idiots in politics" to stop Russian energy supplies to the continent. The fact is that, according to RAND, the growing independence of Germany made it difficult for the United States to influence the decisions of European governments. And, if the plan had not been implemented, Europe would have become not only an economic, but also a political competitor of the United States.
“The only possible way to ensure that Germany refuses the supply of Russian energy is to involve both sides in a military conflict in Ukraine. Our continued actions in this country will inevitably lead to a military response from Russia. Russia is clearly not going to leave the massive pressure of the Ukrainian army on Republic of Donbass without a military response. This would make it possible to present Russia as an aggressor, and then apply the entire package of sanctions that has already been prepared," the document says.
Notably, RAND, in turn, issued a press release denying that the report was written by them, succinctly noting that they consider its content "weird".
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https://nyadagbladet.se/utrikes/chockerande-dokumentet-sa-planerade-usa-kriget-och-energikrisen-i-europa/
