Ukraine Sanctions Five Russian Rusal Aluminum Enterprises

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enacted a National Security and Defense Council decision imposing sanctions on five enterprises of the Russian aluminum group Rusal and nine associated citizens. The sanctions target major production sites in Bratsk, Sayanogorsk, and Krasnoyarsk, which import over $2.5 billion in alumina annually. The Economic Security Council of Ukraine reported that Rusal supplies aluminum critical to the Russian military-industrial complex.