If #irish alumina is no big deal, then why did Australia ban all alumina shipments to #russia back in 2022, in the early stages of the war?

#alumina from #ireland isn't potentially just the missile, or some fiddly bits. It's part of the explosives, too. The very missiles that are most likely to get through #ukraine's air defense are heavily, heavily reliant on aluminum, for leveling buildings and shattering the bodies of #ukrainian civilians.

Nobody wants an Ireland that enables war crimes.🍀

There should be NO economic activity with #Russia.

@EUCommission @SeanKellyMEP

Irish Government fights rearguard action in EU amid push for #Aughinish #Alumina sanctions – The Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/government-faces-eu-pressure-over-aughinish-aluminas-russian-links/

Pressure is mounting on the #Irish government over #alumina #exports from a #russian-owned factory potentially being used in #putin’s #war in #Ukraine, embarrassing the #EU country as it prepares to take over the bloc’s presidency.

https://www.ft.com/content/4f271639-cf23-4c36-bfda-9c739eaa0797?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Russia’s refinery? Why Europe’s focus has turned to Aughinish in Ireland.

Recent renewed attention on the Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick, and reporting about its links to Russia’s military production processes, have raised questions for the Irish Government and European Commission from Europe, Ukraine and politicians.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260606-russias-refinery-why-europes-focus-has-turned-to-aughinish-in-ireland?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Ireland #Russia #Aughinish #Alumina #Politics #WarInUkraine #Sanctions

More than 80% of #Irish-made #alumina went to #russia in the first quarter of this year, by far the highest amount since #moscow’s #invasion of #Ukraine in 2022.

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/30/more-than-80-of-irish-made-alumina-exported-to-russia-in-first-quarter-of-2026/