I don't have any naivety about the state of the political landscape of Russia. Voting out Putin would be correct way to do things but more realistically he would need to be toppled for there to be change. But that's because all non-violent avenues have been cut off. I don't think waiting for his death is the answer because his death will also create a power vacuum and instability and most likely in that case he'll just be replaced by another autocrat.

Bringing that point back to America, I think there's still a chance for America to course correct without resorting to violence, but that requires the American people to start pressuring the administration right now. The more they wait the more they become like Russia, where eventually all the way to get rid of the autocrat without violence have been dismantled. And much like in Russia, waiting for Trump to die isn't going to solve anything because the Republican party will just find someone to replace him.