It will give them the opportunity to buy up what they don’t own already.
Regardless of what you think of Putin, the Russian people are certain the West is waging economic warfare on them. some may blame Putin. Many more will blame the United States. They may hold out a lot longer than Obama and his brain trust imagine.
The longer the Russian people cling to their psychotic “strongman” Putin, the longer they will suffer, until finally, they are destroyed.
Obama has done little to hurt Putin. If Putin holds out he's not going to like a possible President Ted Cruz.