Russians hit the storage of nuclear fuel in Chornobyl but nobody talks about this unfortunately.
While such kind of behavior is what makes Russia a danger to entire world
In a deliberate act of ecocide, 3yrs ago today russia destroyed the Kakhovka dam, murdering people, causing a minimum of $14 billion in damage, flooding villages and towns, devastating ecosystems, and killing animals.
We must not allow russia to whitewash itself.
@MFA_Ukraine@SpoxUkraineMFA
Розробник російських БпЛА відпочиває у Греції. Можливо є якісь ідеї, як він може не доїхати додому. Або хочаби, щоб поїздка до ЄС стала останньою.
https://t.co/VPyLGjA1eM
Schwedens Spezialpolizei hat den Chef des Aluminium-Schmelzwerks Kubal in Sundsvall verhaftet – wegen Sanktionsverletzungen. Kubal gehört Rusal – Putins Lieblingskonzern. Dasselbe Rusal das in Irland die Alumina-Fabrik Aughinish in Co. Limerick besitzt. Schwedische Steuerbehörden in einem vertraulichen Bericht: Oligarch Oleg Deripaska – unter EU-Sanktionen wegen Unterstützung von Russlands Kriegsmaschinerie – kontrolliert Rusal noch immer. Irlands Taoiseach Martin: Sanktionen gegen Aughinish wären „selbstzerstörerisch." OCCRP hat nachgewiesen dass irisches Aluminium über Rusal in russische Raketen fließt. Schweden verhaftet. Irland schaut weg.
Micheál Martin ist grundsätzlich pro-ukrainisch und pro-EU. Aber hier steckt er in einer klassischen Zwickmühle:
475 direkte Jobs in Aughinish. Mehrere hundert indirekte. Foynes und Askeaton – kleine Städte die komplett von der Fabrik abhängen. Wenn Aughinish schließt – sterben diese Gemeinden.
Das ist keine böse Absicht. Das ist das klassische Problem wenn Russland seine Abhängigkeiten tief in europäische Volkswirtschaften eingebaut hat.
Es schmerzt wenn man sie herausreißt.
Aber Schweden zeigt: Man kann handeln. Kubal hat auch Jobs. Trotzdem haben sie verhaftet. Europäische Verantwortung. https://t.co/eQPzzXy1Bf 🇸🇪🇮🇪🇷🇺🇪🇺🇺🇦
Irish politicians are avoiding questions about Aughinish. Patrick O’Donovan refuses to answer my calls. The refinery is in his constituency
He says the Russian owned plant is not connected to Russia’s war machine, without showing evidence. They want this to blow over. It won’t
The US hard left want to point to a 19 year old Azov soldier with a neo-Nazi patch on his uniform and condemn an entire country to destruction in response, then look at a 41 year old ex-Blackwater mercenary with a Totenkopf tattooed on his chest and elect him into high office.
Rusal that owns the Aughinish Alumina is still controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, according to a confidential report by Swedish tax authorities as reported by @IrishTimes
https://t.co/vyxMefuTMH
The Irish government’s agreement to supply Russia with vast quantities of alumina is even more concerning than it first appears :
Australia banned the export of alumina to Russia, citing its critical role in the Kremlin's war machine. Meanwhile, Ireland’s exports of alumina to Russia have skyrocketed since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, now providing 99% of all alumina from the EU.
Ireland also approves approx 95% of all Russian visa applications - an extremely high percentage.
Ireland's Russian embassy in Dublin is widely viewed by security sources as a hub for Russian intelligence (GRU/SVR) and influence operations in Western Europe. It has an unusually large staff relative to bilateral ties, and Ireland's neutrality, location (back door to the UK), and open society make it attractive for hybrid activities