According to the Baltic leaders, the transition to European electricity, which has a geopolitical and symbolic meaning, takes place more than thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Ukrainian President Volimir Zelenski told about three Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Sunday after Sunday. They will break off the electricity network of the Soviet period And the European will be synchronized with the electric network.
“Ukraine already did it in 2022 And now the Baltic countries are finally released from this unit. Moscow can no longer use energy as a weapon against them. This also means that Europe is even more united, Z Zelenski said in a video published in the X account.
Change according to Baltic leaders A geopolitical and symbolic meaningIt enriches the latest connections of the Baltic countries in terms of oil and gas after more than thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
“Our common success will be impossible without participation Our sincere friend PolandThe basic principles of the European Union show the real value of solidarity and unity. This is a message of courage for the whole continent ..
All transmission lines between Poland and Lithuania, EU members, EU members, Baltic and Russia, Belarus and Kalinningrad Russia Enclave They were cut off one by one. The first Lithuania, where a nine -meter watch was founded in Vilna city center, counted Latvia and then Estonia a few minutes later. Later, the Baltic Energy System merged with the European Energy Network with connections with Finland, Sweden and Poland.
Another step towards European integration
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der leyenHe explained that change is not only related to energy but also with European integration. “About showing once again when we join We can move the mountains. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia: You are in the heart of Europe. For this moment, you worked without getting tired and all Europe is celebrating it with you today. ”
Baltic countries, All NATO membersIn 1990, they often had difficult relationships with Russia because they declared independent of the USSR. In 2022, after the large -scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, relations reached a new minimum.
In recent years, 16 electrical lines that connect the Baltic countries to Russia and Belarus were dismantled as they were created. A new network that combines them with the rest of the EUIncluding submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. Together with Russia and Belarus, three Baltic countries, which shared a limit of 1,633 kilometers, informed the plan to cut connecting to Moscow and Minsk in 2024 to prevent any hostile reactions.
The leaders of the three countries were confident that the change would be made without any problems, but special measures were taken to prevent possible provocations. National Armed Forces and National Guards in Latvia Perform your functions in a strengthened way.
Kalinningrad Region, which has no land ties with continental Russia, Already depends on its own energy productionAccording to Lithuanian Electric Red Operator, Litgrid.
