Baltics to cut Soviet-era ties to Russian power grid
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 with Europe' - After the Baltic states disconnect from the Russian power grid at 0700 GMT on Saturday,
Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will flip the switch on Feb. 9, disconnecting themselves from a regional electricity grid known as BRELL, and will switch to a European Union regional network instead. The move has been years in the making — but now that the time has come, security officials are bracing for retaliation from Moscow.
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
The severing of electricity ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia and switching to European grids is steeped in geopolitical and symbolic significance.
Baltic states finally turn off Russian electricity
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are still connected to Russia's electricity grid, but that's going to change soon in another sign of their confidence in the EU. With the move they turn the page on their Soviet past.
Baltic nations end electricity ties to Russia through Soviet-era grid and tightening EU ties
Screen indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.
Новости Украины10h
Latvia preparing for provocations due to disconnection from russian energy system
Latvia is fully prepared to disconnect from the russian energy system and synchronize with the European one, but is preparing ...
essanews.com on MSN1d
Latvia on high alert: Baltics to switch from Russian grid
The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, emphasized that provocations cannot be ruled out regarding the planned ...
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage’ to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police seized a Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of being involved in causing “serious damage” to a fiber cable in ...
Russia has asked Latvia for help in the criminal case against Smolyaninov***
Russian law enforcement officers appealed to the authorities of Latvia, where actor Arthur Smolyaninov allegedly lives ***, ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty2d
Wider Europe Briefing: Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid
Deep Background: It has been a long journey. The Baltic countries first signaled their readiness to join the continental grid ...
Norway releases a Russian-crewed ship initially suspected of damaging a Baltic Sea cable
A Norwegian-owned, Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected of involvement in damage to an underwater fiber ...
Supply Chain1d
Norway Releases Ship Linked to Sweden-Latvia Cable Damage
The Norwegian-registered ship carrying a fully Russian crew was allowed to leave the port in Tromso after “a number of ...
Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable
The authorities said they believed the vessel may have been involved in damaging the cable, the latest act of apparent ...
Sweden rules out sabotage in Baltic undersea data cable rupture and releases a ship
Swedish prosecutors have decided to release a vessel belonging to a Bulgarian shipping company after ruling out initial ...