Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's as the Baltic countries seek closer ties with the European Union and better national security.

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.

had been involved in serious cable damage that was discovered last weekend in the Baltic Sea. The authorities didn’t elaborate, but said they were searching the ship and conducting interviews.

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 ...

A new era started in the Baltic countries on Saturday, with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia switching off their connection to the Russian electricity grid 10 months ahead of schedule. The switching ...

A screen near the Energy Museum and Mindaugas Bridge indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid to synchronise with Continental Europe, in ...

NATO is launching a new patrol and surveillance operation to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region bordering Russia, the alliance said Tuesday after several breaches of undersea ...

A spate of alleged underwater incidents has allied leaders on alert. LONDON -- A spate of alleged sabotage operations against undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has raised the prospect of a ...

Germany Navy vessels, including the submarine U33 and the corvette Oldenburg, sail in the Baltic Sea during a demonstration in June 2023. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) MILAN — Following a series of ...

(L-R) Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Henna Virkkunen, the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Nato's Secretary ...

Secretary-General Mark Rutte says ‘Baltic Sentry’ mission to protect critical undersea cables following string of incidents. The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable is being laid to the ...

Jan. 26 Baltic Sea incident determined to an accident Prosecutor blames weather, poor seamanship and equipment Says film footage clears crew One of several incidents in recent months STOCKHOLM ...