I'm reading threads from experts on the matters related to the war in Ukraine, and apparently there are supply chain issues affecting the Russian military to the extent it is causing a stalemate. Apparently Russian troops are low on resources and exhausted and need to be replaced, which can take months. I presume aluminum exports from Australia won't help.


That isn't the point. Russia has the liberty to alter their trading partners during times of economic sanction. India and China would step up and do business perhaps, but those types of trading transactions take time. The procurement of raw materials doesn't happen on a whim. Aluminum might not be a critical export, I don't have the technical knowledge to say either way, but it isn't good for war business.