Ukraine working to restrict alumina supplies from Ireland to RUSAL smelters – presidential envoy
Ukraine is working to get the European Union or the Irish government to restrict alumina supplies from an Irish smelter to Russian RUSAL Group enterprises, said Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukrainian Presidential Envoy for Sanctions Policy.
Ukrainian Presidential Envoy Vladyslav Vlasiuk disclosed that efforts are underway to impede alumina shipments from an Irish smelter to RUSAL Group enterprises in Russia, according to a report from Interfax-Ukraine. The sanctions target RUSAL Group's aluminum smelters, including Sayanogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Bratsk, and Uralsk, along with the management firm Russian Aluminum Management.
Aluminum is indispensable for military hardware such as aircraft, missiles, and artillery. Moreover, Vlasiuk stressed the necessity of disrupting the entire supply chain, with alumina originating from Aughinish Alumina, a subsidiary of RUSAL. He emphasized that the EU and the Irish government must enact measures to curtail alumina supplies to the sanctioned enterprises.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sanctioned Yuriy Ivaniuschenko, the creator of the pro-Russian animated series Masha and the Bear, on August 20. The sanctions also cover five Russian entities involved in the series' production and dissemination, alleging it disseminates pro-Russian propaganda as children's content, posing a threat to Ukraine's security.
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