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We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials.
The Russian production of aluminum used in the drones that kill civilians in Ukraine is made possible by the raw material alumina from Irish company Aughinish Alumina, which is owned by Russian company Rusal.
Irish authorities need to take over that factory Monday morning.
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/european-lawmakers-alumina-russian-arms
@randahl why to seize the company, the company didn't do anything illegal. It literally says in the text that the product is legally exported to Russia.
@randahl That's so past unacceptable...
In Ireland, a government spokesperson told the Irish Times that authorities were “aware of reports relating to Aughinish Alumina,” were taking them “very seriously,” and were actively examining the issues raised.
In clear text, ireland is making money and as long as it does so nothing will change.
Russia can continue making weapons parts from Aluminium produced in EU.
What a disgusting shitshow.
@randahl Rusal also owns a factory in Sweden that should have been seized a long time ago:
@randahl The world seems to be running crazy.
Our leaders are corrupt,supporting the death of many innocent people instead of using such bulky funds in supporting development of life saving projects.
My country,fighting weapons are bought from different countries using much money,yet there are no drugs in our hospitals whereby even mothers die every day and nights in health centers! they must be called death centers.
Do you think guns and other fighting weapons are for keeping citizens alive?
@randahl
Ireland is investigating reports about Aughinish Alumina "very seriously" but considers the operation legal due to the lack of EU sanctions against alumina. The priority is preserving 2,000 jobs in Limerick.
The fact that exports to Russia have risen from 23% to almost 70% since 2020 underscores the drastic dependence.
This risky one-sidedness is also a result of management errors, as the company lost its diversified approach and the plant became a strategic subcontractor for Russia.
Agreed. As a guy of Irish descent, I object vehemently to this situation.
Apparently the Federation doesn't mind getting materials from "rotting Europe"...
or the powerlines of the factory needs a visit from some ole lads that were good at explovies in more turbulent times of Irish history...
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