Baltic States Disconnect From Soviet-Era Power Grid to Join European Energy System

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed Saturday morning after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid’s transmission lines and prepared to join the rest of Europe on Sunday.

This came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ending the Baltics’ final ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia. For the three countries, as well as the rest of Europe, the move was steeped in geopolitical and symbolic significance.

“The Baltic energy system is finally in our hands, we are in full control,” Lithuania Energy minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas told reporters.

On Saturday, all remaining transmission lines between them and Russia, 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 – where a specially-made 9-meter (about 29-foot) tall clock in downtown Vilnius counted down the final seconds – then Latvia a few minutes later, followed by Estonia.

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Baltic States Disconnect From Soviet-Era Power Grid

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed Saturday morning.

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[1LoverofGod]

This is a major poke at the "bear". This is going to really hurt Russia's economy more than it's already badly injured with the ongoing war with Ukraine.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

There are a couple of people, who left Lithuania after WWII, who I wish had lived to see this.

I'll see them in Heaven, someday.

 

[TCC]

Interesting article and event. I don't know all that much about this but apparently these three countries won their independence from Russia. But yeah, that can't be great for Russia for sure.

Incidentally, I have heard these three countries being brought up over the years as to some interests in how Russia might have been pegged for the Bear symbol in Daniel 7 as an end time nation. For those who might have interest in that, please see a thread I have posted where we can discuss that...

Is Russia The Daniel 7 Bear?

 

[Tall Timbers]

Hopefully whatever they're hooked up to now isn't windmill and/or solar otherwise they may, at times, wish they were still hooked up to Russia's energy.