Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
- Posted on February 6, 2025
- By NPR
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Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
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The severing of electricity ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia is steeped in geopolitical and symbolic significance. Work toward it sped up after Russian President Vladimir Putin the invasion of Ukraine.