Not to the same extent they haven't, and even if that were not the case, there's a big difference - Russia was a developed-ish country. People have Internet eve

Not to the same extent they haven't, and even if that were not the case, there's a big difference - Russia was a developed-ish country. People have Internet everywhere, mobile phones, computers, gadgets, Netflix, Spotify, etc. Lots of heavy industry relying on imported machinery. Lots of exports. Cuba, North Korea didn't have any of those. Venezuela and Iran only share the export-reliant economy bit. If the goal is to make the population turn on Putin's regime, sanctions are more likely to work here than ever before.