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Solomon told Time that isolating or completely ostracizing Russia is not the job of the financial industry.

The news was driven by the exit of Goldman and JP Morgan from Russia last week.

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  • Goldman retained its market-making business in the country, which would allow it to serve as a middleman between buyers and sellers.

Solomon was responding to a question about the role played by the financial industry and if Wall Street could or should do more.

  • He said that he agreed with the Western governments imposing sanctions against Russia.

They are saying that it is not their job to ostracize Russia. Solomon said that he meant the financial industry broadly.

  • There is a call for companies to ostracize Russia on social media. I don't understand how we ostracize Russia. Solomon said that they follow the laws in the letter and spirit.

Solomon sought to clarify his comments and the bank said the comment was taken out of context.

  • As the first major financial institution to announce the wind down of our operations in Russia, we firmly believe it is our responsibility at Goldman Sachs to lead the way in supporting the U.S. and International community's efforts to punish Putin and his regime.

The story has been updated with additional comments from Goldman.

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