Moscow's annexation of Crimea increased momentum to cut ties Suspected infrastructure sabotage has added impetus Russia and Baltics have invested in preparations Any outages could drive spike in ...

A map showing the Baltic States' power interconnectors with Finland, Poland and Sweden, as well as crossings of power lines to Russia and Belarus that will be disconnected on Feb. 8, 2025.

A giant digital clock in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is counting down the hours until the states join the western European power grid. "We are now removing Russia's ability to use the ...

Vilnius (AFP) – The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network, a switch that gained urgency with Moscow's ...

Vilnius: The Baltic states on Saturday began cutting ties with Russia's power grid in order to integrate with Europe's system, a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of ...

Baltic Nations Cut Ties to Russian Power Grid, Prepare to Link With EU By Janis Laizans and Andrius Sytas VILAKA, Latvia (Reuters) -The three Baltic states disconnected their electricity systems ...

The Baltic states yesterday began cutting ties with Russia’s power grid to integrate with Europe’s system, a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Estonia, Latvia ...

"We did it!" Edgars Rinkēvičs, the president of Latvia, posted on X: It came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ending the Baltics' final ties to oil- and gas-rich ...

The three Baltic states successfully connected to the European power grid Sunday after severing Soviet-era links with Russia's network, a shift that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed as ...

The war launched in February 2022 triggered fear in the Baltics that they could be targeted next. The staunch Ukraine supporters also worried that Russia would blackmail them using the electricity ...

Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a politically-charged move that severs their Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow. - 'In sync ...