I think they may have just figured out that Russia will clean them out to a goathumper and they are scared.
If they do not want Ivan at their throat, they should start physically opposing their crazed radicals, instead of cheering them on from the sidelines. Ivan is not PC, and will lay a world of hurt upon them. He will send them back to their beloved 7th century. Uncle Sam will join Ivan in less than 2 years.