It's not BS , it's true . They've stated many times they won't have a Nato member on their border .
And yes they're quite harsh and drink too much vodka .
I have my doubts that the Russian army or NATO forces are going to be highly motivated to get themselves killed here ( some will anyways it's a war ). I do think Ukraine itself will be heavily motivated it's easy to hate Putin. Even if they get overwhelmed in short order, it'll be like Iraq was to the US their occupation will be resented and difficult to hold for years. It's the same point I've made on here when Americans throw out the possibility of invading Canada. Pretty useless if the invaded country will never accept your presence especially in large land mass countries. Ironically Hitler's downfall started with trying to invade Russia. I think the end of Putin is inevitable because of this just a matter of how quickly and what the damage is before he's done.
Organizations like the IOC that worked with the Russians should be ashamed of themselves.