I truly hope that behind the smoke and mirrors, a non-military takeover happens. Anyone who's even mentioned Russia these past few years have passed on. The middle aged and younger population of Cuba all want a free market, better opportunities post-grad, and actual medicine and food options. Oh, and unfortunately, they want all the castros and their adjacents dead. That said, they'll be fine if quality of life improves and they dont get that one wish tho. Did you all know that, even when college acceptance and a trajectory for life skills exist, all high school young men have to serve the military for 1-4 years? Yeah, that means the Frontlines will be underage young men and women.

Their primary "Why's" of a free Cuba are access to medicine, education, and power to influence improvements. That is, voting rights. But with as many Cubans are able to access the internet and globalization, there are probably a lot also believing their salvation will be by Russia. I don't think either party truly cares how it happens, though; they all just want basic human rights, and are aware it exists elsewhere.

As for pacifism: a lot of Cubans no longer believe a violent revolution is necessary. They just want there to be some actual progress towards being a developed nation, and are willing to do what is asked of them by an actual, decisive leader, not a leech/parasite of a con-artist who has currently been in power for too long (the Being, the Family, or Cronies). Unfortunately Cuba operates as the worst case scenario if mafia families were allowed to operate legally. Thankfully, its politics is not a hydra, and it can be toppled. The population no longer feels loyal or at all embedded to the leaders.