Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia all disconnected from the Soviet-era grid on Saturday morning and will merge with the European energy system on Sunday.
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00:00The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected their electricity systems from
00:08Russia's power grid on Saturday, in order to integrate with Europe's system.
00:14Aimed at integrating the countries more closely with the EU and boosting security, the years-long
00:18process gained urgency with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
00:23Despite worries about possible sabotage and disinformation, no disruptions were reported
00:28during the switch.
00:48For a day and a half, the Baltic states are operating independently.
00:53Their power grids are being synchronized on Sunday afternoon with the continental European
00:57grid.
00:59At the same time, European commissioners, including President Ursula von der Leyen,
01:04are attending the Baltic Energy Independence Day celebration in Lithuania.