It’s worth remembering Aughinish Alumina’s Russian owner - “Putin’s favourite oligarch” - was protected by Ireland’s Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil for years. Fine Gael once lobbied the White House directly to lift sanctions on Aughinish Alumina, and then boasted about it all 🤔 https://t.co/T4wtkmDztu #PutinsOligarch #FineGael #AughinishAlumina #IE #RU #US
Ireland’s Aughinish Alumina is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Rusal. In Q1 2026, 83% of Irish-made alumina exports went to Russia. Just 0,6% went to EU states. At the moment, shipping EU-made alumina to Russia is still legal. This needs to change: the EU https://t.co/0gbpfsgVvd #AughinishAlumina #Sanctions #EUMade #IE #RU #EU
How Aughinish Alumina found itself in the eye of the storm over alleged links to Russia’s war machine, and how it dodged sanctions - for now Link below 👇 #AughinishAlumina #Sanctions #RussiaWar #RU
