I really don’t believe we should be supplying strategic materials to a country that is waging an illegal war against a European country that is costing the taxpayers in support of that country, to sustain itself and hopefully win the war, billions of European taxpayer money.
Regina Doherty: “I really don’t believe we should be supplying strategic materials to a country that is waging an illegal war against a…”
On the recordJuly 14, 2026
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Regina Doherty
European People's Party (EPP)
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rte.ieEditor's note · Context
On the implications of alumina exports to Russia.
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