Public Joint Stock Company Long-Distance and International Telecommunications Rostelecom (MISX:RTKM) is in talks to buy Tele2 AB (publ) (OM:TEL2 B) Vedomosti reported on January 25, 2019. Rostelecom is only intending to buy a controlling packet of shares and not 100%, according to the Vedomosti's sources. Market watchers say they expect VTB Bank (public joint-stock company) (LSE:VTBR) who owns 50% to exit and for Rostelecom to pay for the deal with a mix of cash and treasury shares.