Baltic States to Cut Energy Ties With Russia This Weekend

Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus.
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.
Baltic States to Cut Energy Ties With Russia This Weekend in Power Grid Switch
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, severing Soviet-era energy ties with their neighbor to the east. A countdown clock in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius,
Baltic nations make historic shift from Russian power grid
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will take a historic step by disconnecting from the Russian, and even post-Soviet, power system controlled by Moscow to connect to the Western European network. Preparations for this process have taken 15 years.
Baltic nations break from Moscow power grip, join Europe network
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will take a historic step by disconnecting from the Russian and post-Soviet power systems controlled by Moscow and connecting to the Western European network. Preparations for this process have taken 15 years.

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