Yep, I reckon you could see some unholy alliances to keep the Ruskies at bay, all with Putin posturing in the background, whipping up national fervour.
We need a new Jesse Owens.
You make very reasonable points, but these sort of programmes/the media does inflate the risk. We're veterans of several tournaments (including last summer) and have yet to face any bother.....but we're all getting older and have other people to consider these days. We'll make a decision closer...