Hi Former_Older, you wouldn't happen to be "Former Chuck_Older", a.k.a. BB-Cid, the Flying Tiger mission maker and skinner?
Robtek:
Yes, they probably could, written agreement and everything. The problem is that it would be a bit back and forth for them, translating things into Russian, getting confirmation from some expert in Russian and international law that their contract was covering everything, running it through their own department to see if anyone had objections, then back to the Russians etc. All in all they probably didn't think the admittedly limited PR they could get out of it worth the highly paid man-hours they'd have to put into it.
If Former Older is right (and I believe he is), they started out on the wrong foot too. Making a "good friends" deal when you have just had a bit of less then pleasantly worded legal correspondance going back and forth is very, very hard. If Oleg and Ilya felt they had most of what was needed, they probably decided not to go on trying to get favours out of someone they felt was hostile to begin with.
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