00:02Ireland is under fire over its continued sales of alumina to Russia, raising concerns that the
00:09country might be indirectly helping Moscow fuel its war machine against Ukraine. Sold as white
00:14powder, aluminized the raw material used to produce aluminium, a metal found in weapons
00:20and ammunition. High Representative Kaya Callas said she intended to raise the matter when she
00:26meets with Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin in Dublin on Tuesday.
00:30We should also be more creative in finding ways how we can actually stop this war because
00:36if there's a thought that we still, you know, some of us still benefit from trading with
00:43Russia at the same time when it is actually making it easier for them to fund this war,
00:48then this war will never stop.
00:51The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project published an investigation in March
00:57about the business ties between Oginish Alumina, Europe's largest alumina refinery, and the
01:02Russian economy. Oginish insists its activities are entirely legal because alumina has been
01:08spared from restrictions under EU sanctions. The company says alumina exports to Russia
01:13represented about 45% of all sales in 2025 and expects the share to be similar at the end
01:20of 2026. The Irish government has launched an investigation into the allegations.
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