Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnected their electricity systems from Russia’s power grid on Saturday in a bid to seek closer ties with the EU and boost national security. Officials have shut down the Soviet-era grid's transmission and, pending last-minute tests, plan to synchronize it with the EU’s grids on Sunday. In the meantime, it will operate independently. Immediately after disconnecting from the grid, Latvian workers used a crane to reach the high-voltage wires in Vilaka and cut...
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