EU sanctions on Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina would be ‘self-defeating, says Taoiseach

Imposing sanctions on products exported by Co Limerick-based Aughinish Alumina to Russia would be “self-defeating” and would harm the European economy more than Vladimir Putin ’s regime, the Taoiseach has said.

EU sanctions on Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina would be ‘self-defeating, says Taoiseach. Imposing sanctions on products exported by Co Limerick-based Aughinish Alumina to Russia would be “self-defeating” and would harm the European economy more than Vladimir Putin ’s regime, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said the company was a vital part of the European supply chain and that its products were designated as “critical raw materials” for Europe and were provided to smelters in Dunkirk in France and also to Sweden. “It’s not just about Ireland but rather it is a key part of the European supply chain,” Martin told reporters at the Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. “The whole principle of sanctions is that we don’t damage ourselves more than Russia, or that they don’t become self-defeating. it would appear to me that Aughini...