The Latest Breaking News from Estonia

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia has been officially severed

The Baltic states on Saturday began cutting ties with Russia's power grid in order to integrate with Europe's system, a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect electricity grids from Russia and Belarus for energy security and independence.

Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus

Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a politically-charged move that severs their Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow.

Nato is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines

Taskforce to act as ‘security camera of the Baltic’ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructure

NATO countries on the Baltic Sea will look to boost security when they meet in Helsinki on Tuesday, following the suspected sabotage of undersea cables widely blamed on Russia.

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are once again feeling under threat from their larger neighbour, Russia. Throughout the 20th century the Baltic states had to fight Russia for their very existence. Now the legacy of this recent history looms large over contemporary regional geopolitics.

Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotage