Latvia, Russia and Baltic states

Latvia cuts Russian power grid ties as Baltics set to link with EU
Latvia was among the three Baltic states that disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's power grid on Saturday (February 8), with energy minister Kaspars Melnis calling it a "historical moment". The move was part of a plan designed to integrate the countries more closely with the European Union and boost security.
Latvia reports smooth disconnection from Russia's power grid
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa has announced that the process of disconnecting the Baltic states from the Russian energy grid proceeded without incidents. Source: European Pravda, citing Baltic states news website Delfi Details: After the Baltic states disconnected from the Russian energy grid,
Russia's Baltic neighbors are breaking away from its power grid — and they're braced for retaliation
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from Russia’s power grid this weekend.
Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia's electricity grid to the EU's system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era ties amid heightened security after the suspected sabotage of several subsea cables and pipelines.
3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between EU members Poland and Lithuania and the sea, were switched off one by one. Lithuania first, then Latvia a few minutes later ...
Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid
More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia's electricity grid and join the EU's network. The two-day process began on Saturday morning,
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network. Plans for the move - which have been in the works since 2007 - were seen as essential for European security and had been brought brought forward after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania officially disconnect from Russia's energy system
Three countries officially disconnected from Russia's energy grid on Saturday, 8 February. Source: European Pravda, citing ...
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 ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...