Russia, Baltic states

Baltics brace to cut decades-old ties to Russian grid
The Baltic states are set to sever ties with Russia's power grid that date back to the 1950s, and instead integrate further with the European Union, as the suspected sabotage of subsea cables has spurred efforts to strengthen regional security.
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 nations end electricity ties to Russia through Soviet-era grid and tighten EU bond
After the disconnection plans were announced, propaganda campaigns cropped up on social media and in printed leaflets in city streets that issued fake-news warnings about blackouts, severe energy shortages and sky-high energy bills for consumers.
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
The severing of electricity ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia and switching to European grids is steeped in geopolitical and symbolic significance.
Baltic states finally turn off Russian electricity
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are still connected to Russia's electricity grid, but that's going to change soon in another sign of their confidence in the EU. With the move they turn the page on their Soviet past.
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.
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Baltic countries are disconnecting from Russia, but does that mark the end of Moscow’s meddling?
This weekend, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will disconnect themselves from the Russian electricity transmission grid and ...
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 ...
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Baltic Sea Incidents Put Spotlight On Russia's 'Shadow' Fleet
An undersea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early on January 26, the latest in a series of similar incidents ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria's coast, officials say. Here's audio of its broadcasts
The broadcast, according to military officials, came from a Russian spy ship, the Kildin, as the vessel packed with ...
Cables deep under the Baltic Sea keep getting damaged - here is what Nato is doing to protect them
This heightened surveillance, both in the air and at sea, signals Nato’s intensified efforts to protect underwater ...
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect vital cables. Here’s why and how.
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine ...
Why Baltic Sea Cables Are in the News and What NATO Is Doing to Protect Them
NATO is ratcheting up its guard against suspected attempts to sabotage underwater energy and data cables and pipelines that ...
Russia will respond to NATO's Baltic Sentry operation, the ambassador said
Moscow will necessarily take retaliatory measures to the NATO operation on patrolling the Baltic Sea under the name "Baltic Sentry". This was stated on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel by Russian ...