The State Department has warned us about the "risks" Russian bonds placement

The US position on business with Russia as usual has not changed: it is risky, is subject to sanctions, related to the situation in Ukraine, commented on the placement of Russian Eurobonds State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Russian Foreign Ministry called the recommendation of US banks not to buy Eurobonds business intimidation. "We clearly understand giving as part of our commitment to the US companies that, in our opinion, there are risks, both economic and reputational associated with doing business with Russia, as usual," - RIA "Novosti" Toner said. In late February, the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the US State Department confirmed the information that appeared in the press that warned businessmen from "business as usual" with Russia, including with the purchase of Eurobonds. The Russian government is not included in the sanctions list, but loans can be sent to various entities under sanctions, they explained. On Monday, a banking source said that the Russian Ministry of Finance places the 10-year Eurobonds in the amount of dollars in the benchmark; The Ministry of Finance has officially confirmed this information. Benchmark yields is 4,65-4,9% per annum. The volume of demand for Russian Eurobonds amounted to about 5.5 billion dollars. The organizer of the "VTB Capital." In February, the newspaper The Wall Street Journal citing familiar with the situation, the source reported that the US authorities have asked some of the largest US banks do not bet on a potentially lucrative but politically risky deal with Russian bonds, since such participation may undermine the regime of sanctions against Russia. Later, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said that several foreign investment banks have refused to be really organized bond placement Russia, but Moscow has to choose from. Foreign Ministry called the intimidation of business recommendations to US banks not to buy Russian Eurobonds. Also, the position expressed by Russian presidential aide Andrei Belousov, who believes that the warnings of the US authorities to address the investment banks did not much affect the possibility and the cost of Eurobond placement Russia.