> I think it'll end when the Russian populace is squeezed hard and turns on the government. Castro died of old age, sanctions still in place for his entire dec

> I think it'll end when the Russian populace is squeezed hard and turns on the government. Castro died of old age, sanctions still in place for his entire decades-long tenure. While I do believe that sanctions can weaken a regime, I do not believe history shows that they lead to regime change.