While the humanitarian crisis has received the most attention during the emerging situation in Ukraine, numerous other facets of the world economy, international relations, and daily.
Within weeks of Russia announcing that it won't enforce intellectual property from "unfriendly countries" mainly, those which have sanctioned it for invading Ukraine trademark applications blatantly copying McDonald's and Starbucks have been filed.
A Russian court will continue to let an "entrepreneur" use a Hasbro Inc. unit's "Peppa Pig" and "Daddy Pig" trademarks, without pay or the company's consent, saying the action is justified by the sanctions being piled on by the U.K. and other Western countries.