Fencing Ireland has criticised the sport’s governing body for loosening restrictions on Russian athletes with military links. All the while, questions swirl over a sanctioned oligarch’s grip on the sport.
Aircraft repair company Ascent Aviation is pursuing money and the right to seize planes in the US courts but the liquidation proceedings of Russian owner GTLK is causing lengthy delays.
Ivan Neculiti was recently sanctioned by the EU, accused of operating servers used by Russia for cyber-attacks. The Moldovan has an Irish company among his string of businesses.
Lukoil Capital DAC was registered months before the war in Ukraine and raises money that’s funnelled back to the Russian firm, which is a major player in the Kremlin's economy.
Russia is moving to seize critical infrastructure at home, including an airport, and authorities have identified an Irish subsidiary as a matter of interest.
Volga-Dnepr’s Irish arm is tangled up in legal disputes in Canada and the UK. Questions linger over what the airline’s Irish company is doing now.
Ireland will become utterly isolated should it choose to opt out of European defence integration as the Donald Trump-led America continues to align closer with Russia over its traditional Western allies.
Ireland’s external environment is undergoing change not seen since the 1940s. Now is the time for a laser-like focus on what matters to Ireland and its interests – Europe and the US.
The Russian-born Bukhman brothers moved Playrix to Ireland over a decade ago. Latest accounts show its mobile gaming business booking record revenues.
All pieces of the puzzle have just fallen into place to fund the Ukrainian war effort for another while, the top US diplomat in Europe explained in Dublin.
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