But in fact the money quickly disappeared, as speculators--certainly including the oligarchs themselves--converted rubles into dollars as fast as the dollars became available.
The ruble's value was plummeting and oligarchs rushed to exchange them.
mnli hypothesis: The ruble's value was plummeting and oligarchs rushed to exchange them. premise: But in fact the money quickly disappeared, as speculators--certainly including the oligarchs themselves--converted rubles into dollars as fast as the dollars became available.