Rand Research. Blueprint for bankrupting and collapsing Russia, 2019.
I think this comes under "meddling in other countries" or "regime change". Those things the US does while accusing every other country of "meddling".
Overextending and Unbalancing Russia
Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options
Economic Cost-Imposing Measures
Imposing deeper trade and financial sanctionswould also likely degrade the Russian economy, especially if such sanctions are comprehensive and multilateral.
Geopolitical Cost-Imposing Measures
Providing lethal aid to Ukraine would exploit Russia’s greatest point of external vulnerability.
Encouraging domestic protests and other nonviolent resistancewould focus on distracting or destabilizing the Russian regime
Undermining Russia’s image abroadwould focus on diminishing Russian standing and influence
Air and Space Cost-Imposing Measures
Reposturing bombers within easy striking rangeof key Russian strategic targets has a high likelihood of success. Reposturing fighters so that they are closer to their targetsthan bombers as a way to achieve higher sortie rates Deploying additional tactical nuclear weaponsto locations in Europe and Asia could heighten Russia’s anxiety enough to significantly increase investments in its air defenses. There are also ways to get Russia to extend itself in strategic competition.
Land and Multidomain Cost-Imposing Measures
Most-Promising Cost-Imposing Options
Likelihood of Success in Extending Russia
Benefits
Costs and Risks
1
Expand U.S. energy production
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
2
Impose deeper trade and financial sanctions
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
3
Increase U.S. and allied naval force posture and presence
MODERATE
MODERATE
LOW
4
Reposture bombers
HIGH
MODERATE
LOW
5
Invest more in autonomous or remotely piloted aircraft
HIGH
MODERATE
MODERATE
6
Invest more in long-range strike aircraft and missiles
HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE
7
Invest more in longer-range HARMs
HIGH
MODERATE
MODERATE
8
Invest more in new electronic warfare technologies
