Baltic countries escape from Russia and join the EU power grid
Pointing to the recent smart of alleged sabotage accidents involving power cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea, she said, “There’s a pattern and you can’t ignore it.”
Over the past 18 months, at least 11 cables have been damaged running beneath the Baltic Sea. In recent cases, Ships from the Russian “shadow fleet” of oil tankers have been accused of undermining Estonia’s major link in the Gulf of Finland. The Kremlin declined to comment.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called for sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet, saying the recent incident was “a great concern.”
NATO has not directly criticized Russia, but responded by launching a new patrol mission for the named region Baltic Sea Sentry.
In total, around 1.6 billion euros (£1.333 billion) were invested in the project, relocating three countries to the EU grid, provided primarily by the EU.
The transition took place over two days, Three countries were cut off from the Russian grid on Saturday morningIt operates as an “Energy Island” about 24 hours a day and connects to the EU grid on Sundays.
German Minister of Energy, Galszchenko, Germany, praised it as “an event of importance for Europe as a whole.”