The United States resolutely insists that US companies are exposed to economic and "reputational" risks in doing business with Russia as long as Ukraine-related sanctions remain in place, the US State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
"We continue to be clear in our engagements with US companies that we believe there are risks—both economic and reputational—associated with a return to business as usual with Russia," Sputnik cited Toner as saying.
The State Department confirmed with Sputnik in late February it had warned the US banks that doing "business as usual" with Russia presented certain risks.
On Monday, a Russian banking source said the country has resumed selling government bonds on the international market with its first Eurobonds yielding 4.65 percent to 4.9 percent annually.
