Download or read book The Limits of Russian Manipulation written by Clint Reach and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia’s manipulation of Ukraine, which culminated in the 2022 invasion, demonstrated that Russia was willing to resort to all means necessary to secure a regional sphere of influence that included Ukraine. But events could have taken a different direction. Using the concept of national identity as a starting point, RAND researchers developed a framework to illuminate the underlying causes of the Russia-Ukraine war.