Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
International Business Times
International Business Times
Business

RARE PHOTOS: Baltics disconnect from russian power grid without incident | Rare Historical Photos

New dawn: a high-voltage power line near the border between Poland and Lithuania (Credit: AFP)

The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network, a switch that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- small EU and NATO members once part of the Soviet Union -- had planned the change for years but sped up the process after Russia's full-scale Ukraine invasion.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.