--The former prime minister of Finland, Esko Aho, has resigned from the board of Sberbank Rossia, Russia's largest bank, following the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Reuters reports.

--Mr. Aho was an independent director and member of the supervisory board of Sberbank, Reuters reports.

--Mr. Aho's resignation underlines the pressure on other European business and political elite on Russian corporate boards, with former Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi also resigning from the board of Russia's largest car-sharing service Delimobil, Reuters reports.


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