Edward Burke: Ireland’s Tough Stance on Russian Sanctions Didn’t Extend to Aughinish Alumina Exports

Edward Burke: Ireland’s tough stance on Russian sanctions didn’t extend to Aughinish alumina exports

Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine

EU under pressure to close sanctions loophole linking Irish alumina to Russian arms supply chain

The European Union is facing intensifying political and diplomatic pressure to tighten its sanctions regime against Russia after a major investigative report revealed a critical loophole that allows European-produced raw materials to indirectly support Moscow’s military-industrial complex. The controversy centers on alumina exports from Ireland and their eventual role in supplying aluminum used by Russian arms manufacturers already under EU sanc…