The fortunes made by the new clan of Kremlin oligarchs have not been legitimised or swapped into liquid foreign assets.

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Yes, the ECB has liquid foreign assets that it can sell into the market to suck out new euros it injects into the market.

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Even if its net debt were zero, a government could still foster a liquid bond market by continuing to issue bonds and investing the proceeds in domestic or foreign private-sector assets.

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