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Zelensky Hopes Aughinish Probe Does Not Take a Month
He said 1 plant in Co Limerick is still feeding Russia’s war machine and urged faster EU sanctions and an investigation, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Dublin and urged The Irish Government to halt raw material exports from the Limerick Aughinish Alumina plant to Russia, warning supplies fuel the ongoing war.
- Growing concern persists regarding raw materials used in Russian aluminium production for missiles, tanks, and aircraft during Vladimir Putin's four-year war on Ukraine, prompting calls for tougher sanctions.
- Swedish tax authority Skatteverket determined that Rusal, the metals giant owning the Limerick facility, remains under the control of sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, potentially subjecting operations to EU sanctions.
- Taoiseach Martin confirmed the Department of Enterprise is investigating the plant's output, with findings to be shared with the European Commission amid mounting pressure to bar exports.
- Separately, The Air Corps monitored a cargo ship linked to Aughinish in the Irish Sea on Wednesday, shadowing the vessel for hours due to its Russian links and deviated route.
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Irish government completes fact-checking of how raw materials for aluminum production from the Irish Aughinish Alumina plant got into Russian WPC supply chains.01 Jul 2026
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