The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will disconnect from the Brell energy system, ending their reliance on Russia for electricity. The move, which synchronizes their grid with the EU, comes amid heightened concerns about sabotage to critical energy infrastructure.
The Baltic states will sever the last major energy link to Russia and become part of the EU’s electricity network on Sunday, at a time of deepening fears of further sabotage to critical cables. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will switch away from the so-called Brell system connecting them to Russia and Belarus since the end of the second world war and managed almost entirely in Moscow.
They could cut us off,” said an EU diplomat involved in the process. Nefarious actors undermining the confidence of consumers in the operation have also been a critical concern. Latvian officials told the Financial Times that all government ministries had been put on alert to counter disinformation campaigns that have spread false messages about price spikes and blackouts.
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