Lithuania took a significant step by disconnecting its electricity system from Russia’s power grid. This is part of a broader plan that the three Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—have been working on for years.

Lithuania said on Saturday it had disconnected its electricity system from Russia's power grid, part of a plan which the three Baltic states say will integrate them more closely with the European Union and boost security.

VILNIUS - The three Baltic states will on Feb 9 connect to the European Union’s power grid after they seamlessly severed Soviet-era ties with Russia’s network, a shift motivated by security concerns.

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia's electricity grid to the EU's system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era ties amid heightened security after the suspected sabotage of several subsea cables and pipelines.

The Baltic Sea region is on high alert following power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages between the Baltics and Sweden or Finland. All were believed to have been caused by ships dragging anchors along the seabed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from Russia's power network on Saturday morning and connected to the European grid on Sunday in a historic move.

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia joined European continental network via Poland, integrating into EU's internal energy market, European Commission says - Anadolu Ajansı

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network. Plans for the move - which have been in the works since 2007 - were seen as essential for European security and had been brought brought forward after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.