In the early days, when finance was being sought by Bark and Mariano, a coup attempt that saw tanks on the streets of Moscow could not have helped matters. There was even another coup at the end of filming when Mariano, in Moscow for the dubbing, was awoken by gun fire.
During the early days of production, when funding was needed by Bark and Mariano, a coup with tanks in Moscow would not have been helpful. Additionally, there was another event involving gunfire during post-production when Mariano, who was in Moscow for dubbing, was startled awake.