<![CDATA[We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials.]]>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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c5b73762-2402-4662-b7fa-1c668156033e/we-are-1536-days-into-the-ukraine-war-and-ireland-is-still-helping-the-russian-weapons-factories-with-raw-materials.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 04:24:20 GMTSun, 10 May 2026 04:52:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 14:05:15 GMT]]>@bitchboss @randahl

That's an assinine, and thoughtless comment thats betrays a simplistic and misguided understanding of Irish history. Be better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116347120688535430/statuses/116550658631903919https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116347120688535430/statuses/116550658631903919Sun, 10 May 2026 14:05:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 12:46:03 GMT]]>@SamsenBdRi Those 2000 jobs... you know what, fuck them. The rest of the EU is ramping up a large build-out of new energy infra; if they can't find a use for aluminum in that then I have to question whether they're being honest.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/tasket/statuses/116550347213842404https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/tasket/statuses/116550347213842404Sun, 10 May 2026 12:46:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:12 GMT]]>@randahl wtaf

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/tasket/statuses/116550324223903310https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/tasket/statuses/116550324223903310Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 12:37:19 GMT]]>@randahl Yeah, too many power hierarchies favor war and death, as opposed to its opposite.

Does anyone believe in evolution anymore?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/116550312863098196https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/116550312863098196Sun, 10 May 2026 12:37:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 11:37:57 GMT]]>@randahl there is always something about Ireland...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115902842793908035/statuses/116550079447860705https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115902842793908035/statuses/116550079447860705Sun, 10 May 2026 11:37:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:55:28 GMT]]>@samueljohnson @SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl Everyone standing around and waiting for each other to acts is the same as complicity. Acting in concert is better, but every country needs to act even if the others don’t.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549912411137498https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549912411137498Sun, 10 May 2026 10:55:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:49:45 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115793392981935759/statuses/116549889921107396https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115793392981935759/statuses/116549889921107396Sun, 10 May 2026 10:49:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:32:57 GMT]]>@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @randahl ”Fortunately, our capital outlay has been handsomely offset by the result and sale of armaments and missiles. You will note, that we have supplied both to rebels and government forces, on an equal basis. In matters of death, SPECTRE is strictly impartial.”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549823876380204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549823876380204Sun, 10 May 2026 10:32:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:17:31 GMT]]>@ahltorp @Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @randahl
Institutional objectivity.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549763143644041https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549763143644041Sun, 10 May 2026 10:17:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:15:54 GMT]]>@ahltorp @Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @randahl
objectively?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549756827848125https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549756827848125Sun, 10 May 2026 10:15:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:53:33 GMT]]>@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @randahl But Ireland is.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549668944802100https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116549668944802100Sun, 10 May 2026 09:53:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:48:12 GMT]]>@Veza85UE @samueljohnson @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl
"No, presumably not really, we are all on the same side: Ukraine/Europe/World Peace ✌️— and on the side of the Irish workers 💯"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549647883161984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549647883161984Sun, 10 May 2026 09:48:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:43:37 GMT]]>@samueljohnson @SamsenBdRi @connynasch @randahl EU should definitely be more thorough. Yes, other companies and countries are doing the same, but it doesn’t justify it. It doesn’t hurt to call out what companies and countries are doing. I have trouble to understand the lack of morality. I do feel sorry for the workers, because for the leadership all will probably work out fine, while they are responsible for bad decisions in the past.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Nairamtrab/statuses/116549629901505018https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Nairamtrab/statuses/116549629901505018Sun, 10 May 2026 09:43:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:42:55 GMT]]>@samueljohnson @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl
Don't want to repeat her words now.

But I wrote:

"Not quite right." – please read!

The government will – and this is the point – focus on Russia as a customer. Couldn't the government have prevented this without the EU?

But the discussion is moot, since we’re actually of the same opinion.🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549627129944138https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549627129944138Sun, 10 May 2026 09:42:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:41:13 GMT]]>@samueljohnson For some unfathomable reason, juvenile petulance was chosen instead of an answer. Good morning.

https://mstdn.social/@samueljohnson/116549608161647718

@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/Veza85UE/statuses/116549620431034196https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/Veza85UE/statuses/116549620431034196Sun, 10 May 2026 09:41:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:38:06 GMT]]>@Veza85UE You use the EU flag as an avatar but haven't a clue how EU decisions are made? 🤔 Have you heard of the Internet?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549608161647718https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549608161647718Sun, 10 May 2026 09:38:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:35:10 GMT]]>@samueljohnson Who is "the EU"? Who specifically makes that decision?

(Along with decisions such as banning tourist visas for Russians, to take an example closer to me...)

@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/Veza85UE/statuses/116549596621148828https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/Veza85UE/statuses/116549596621148828Sun, 10 May 2026 09:35:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:34:55 GMT]]>@ahltorp @Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @randahl
That's amusing, and I'm always up for something amusing/sarcastic.

But Putin isn't impartial.💣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549595651520301https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549595651520301Sun, 10 May 2026 09:34:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:31:43 GMT]]>@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl Nothing you have just written contradicts a word of what I wrote. Take your own advice please.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549583048873191https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549583048873191Sun, 10 May 2026 09:31:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:29:53 GMT]]>@samueljohnson @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl
That's not entirely correct.

To reiterate:

Instead of diversifying the business after the outbreak of war in 2022 (i.e., seeking more customers in Europe or the USA), Aughinish Alumina's management actually massively increased exports to Russia.

While Russia accounted for only about 23% of exports in 2020, this share rose to an estimated 68% to 70% by 2024.

The government tolerated this?

Please stick to the point (locale), Samuel.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549575895392919https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SamsenBdRi/statuses/116549575895392919Sun, 10 May 2026 09:29:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 09:11:52 GMT]]>@randahl That's so past unacceptable...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pa27/statuses/116549505036672505https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pa27/statuses/116549505036672505Sun, 10 May 2026 09:11:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:50:04 GMT]]>@SamsenBdRi @Nairamtrab @connynasch @randahl This is simplistic. There isn't a country in Europe that isn't trading with Russia either directly or indirectly. Some are importing hydrocarbons. Some are exporting goods via 3rd parties in Turkey and elsewhere. Anyone would think Ireland was exporting weapons. It isn't. Alumina is also used for other things. The Irish govt will take action if and when EU sanctions include alumina. So far that hasn't happened.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549419328099707https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116549419328099707Sun, 10 May 2026 08:50:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:22:00 GMT]]>@randahl

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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Kerplunk/statuses/116549308967654506https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Kerplunk/statuses/116549308967654506Sun, 10 May 2026 08:22:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to We are 1536 days into the Ukraine war, and Ireland is still helping the Russian weapons factories with raw materials. on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:19:18 GMT]]>@Nairamtrab @samueljohnson @connynasch @SamsenBdRi @randahl "In matters of death, SPECTRE is strictly impartial"

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