The three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have now been fully connected to the European power grid, the European Commission and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Sunday.
According to the European Commission, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now “completely independent from the power systems of Russia and Belarus”. They were connected to the European continental network through Poland. Until now, these Baltic states were the last three EU member states whose power grids still functioned entirely within the Russian and Belarusian systems.
“Today, history is being written: the Baltic states are switching to energy independence” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The measure was supported over the years by more than a billion euros in European funding. “The last remaining power lines with Russia and Belarus will now be dismantled.” This means “freedom from threats and extortion”, von der Leyen added.