(Reuters) – Some personnel working in Russia’s banking sector deemed critically important will be exempt from the country’s military call-up, the CEO of Russia’s No. 2 bank VTB said on Thursday.
“For banks and companies in the financial sector, a number of critical staff will be identified who will not be called up,” VTB head Andrei Kostin said.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists on Wednesday, although Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the mobilisation would be limited to those with experience as professional soldiers.
(Writing by Caleb Davis; Editing by Alex Richardson)
