Any "westerner" that remembers the old Soviet Union might also remember that it was always Ukraine that kept us up at night with worry. They were always the brains and pride of the USSR. Púton REALLY miscalculated.
The situation was more like "Dear lawyer, your clients have committed a federal felony offense and they did it in such a sloppy manner that they didn't even follow our standard document formatting. Drop the suit, have them pay our legal fees and a fine, and we won't inform the US District Attorney and then ask the State Bar of Texas to look into whether you knowingly partook in this scheme".
I'm glad I'm near retirement. These sort of situations chip away at the soul.
I always use yyyy.mm.dd as my date format whenever I sign and date documents. I also use a pictograph instead of initials. Someone tried to forge a contract edit to try and get out of paying but used the mm/dd/yy format. The moment my lawyer showed this to their lawyer, they settled immediately for the original amount, legal fees, and late payment penalties. Dumbasses.
Would a drop of Bulgarian rose oil not work?
EDIT: By this I mean the legitimate stuff made by hand in the countryside, not the chemically extracted stuff. It is extremely strong.