Zelenskyy congratulates Baltic states on disconnecting from Russian power grid
www.pravda.com.ua
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:49:43 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated the Baltic states on officially disconnecting from the Russian power grid.
Source Zelenskyy on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details Zelenskyy stated that it was a historic day for the region and Europe as a whole.
Quote The Baltic states good friends of Ukraine have officially disconnected from Russias power grid.
Their energy systems are now fully synchronised with the continental European network.
Details Zelenskyy congratulated Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on this achievement.
Its important that Poland is helping, once again proving that cooperation between all of us means independence for each of us, he added.
Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine had completed this process in 2022 and the Baltic states have finally freed themselves from this dependence in 2025.
Moscow can no longer use energy as a weapon against them.
This also means Europe is now even more united, he emphasised.
Background Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia synchronised their power grids with continental Europe on Sunday, 9 February, after 1400.
Back in July 2024, energy ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confirmed their plans to synchronise with the continental European energy system ENTSOE and disconnect from Russia by February 2025.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal called it a momentous day, while his predecessor in the post, now the top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas, called it a victory for freedom and European unity.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas expressed his belief that the disconnection of the three Baltic states from Russias energy system strengthens energy security and ensures stability.
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