the logo of vtb bank is seen at the st petersburg international economic forum spief in saint petersburg russia june 3 2021 reutersevgenia novozheninafile photo moscow feb 27 reuters  russias no 2 lender vtb vtbrmm will hike mortgage rates by four percentgae points to 153 from feb 28 it said on sunday with harsh new western sanctions forcing the bank to reconsider its mortgage lending parameters due to the sharp rise in interest rates on the market we are also temporarily suspending the processing of refinancing operations vtb said in a statement