The Government cannot become complacent about the risk to more than 650 jobs at Aughinish Alumina in Limerick even though fears are easing about the Trump Administration’s targeting of its Russian owner Rusal.

Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg yesterday quit as chairman of the largest aluminium producer in the world, UC Rusal, saying the heavily indebted firm was in deep crisis after a long battle with rival oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

FORMER EU trade chief Peter Mandelson was elevated to the House of Lords yesterday to allow him to re-join the government — and immediately faced new criticism over money.

ONE billion dollars is no longer enough to gain entry to Russia’s rich list.

Russia’s sixth richest man is considering whether to make a bid for struggling British car maker Jaguar, it was reported today.