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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Andrius Sytas

Lithuania to decide on withdrawal from Russia-Baltic power treaty by Aug. 6

FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys speaks to the media in port of Klaipeda, Lithuania May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Lithuania will make a decision on whether to withdraw from a treaty governing the common power grid of Russia, Belarus and the three Baltic States by Aug. 6, based on a review of studies into the potential impact, its energy minister said on Monday.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, all members of NATO and the European Union, remain a part of the Soviet-era BRELL circuit with Russia and Belarus, relying on Russian operators to control frequencies and balance the grid.

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