CompaniesMiningRussia-Ukraine warPrint articleRussia oligarch ‘ring-fenced’, Rio told in Aussie sanctions spatLiam WalshReporterJun 5, 2022 – 1.16pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginRio Tinto’s Russia-based partner in a Queensland alumina refinery has alleged it ring-fenced operations so no benefits flowed to a Russian oligarch targeted in sanctions following Ukraine’s invasion.Federal Court filings obtained by The Australian Financial Review illustrate how subsidiaries of Russia-based Rusal are arguing that a contractual trigger related to sanctions should have never been pulled.Loading...Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRussia-Ukraine warRio TintoBauxiteLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLauren SamsHow Matt Comyn starts his dayFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarLife & LeisureRoom service for your bedroom and Blue Crush-inspired fashion40 mins agoEugenie KellyJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themCalifornia’s best-kept wine secrets: 5 bottles to discoverRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own