Zakharova predicted undermining of Baltic development after disconnection from BRELL

The disconnection of the Baltic states from the unified energy system of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (BRELL) is a continuation of the destruction of the Baltic countries, as well as their peoples. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on February 9.

"This is a logical continuation of the destruction of countries and peoples that once had all the prerequisites for prosperity and independence," she believes.

This is how she commented on the words of European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen that the decision is supposedly freedom from threats and blackmail.

According to Zakharova, freedom from science, education, as well as sovereignty and development has already happened to the Baltics.

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Why Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are disconnecting from the Russian energy system and becoming fully dependent on the EU

Earlier in the day, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania successfully synchronized their power systems with Europe after disconnecting from the Russian-Belarusian energy system BRELL.

The day before, the Russian Federation's post mission to the EU said that the Baltic states' withdrawal from BRELL was political in nature. It specified that European households and enterprises in the Baltic States would bear the costs.

At the same time, the Russian Energy Ministry reported that the Kaliningrad region had switched to an autonomous mode of operation due to the withdrawal of the Baltic states from the single energy ring with the Russian Federation and Belarus.

Later the same day, the System Operator of the Unified Energy System (SO UES) reported that the withdrawal of the Baltic States from the BRELL did not affect the parallel operation of the energy systems of Russia and Belarus and the functioning of the energy system in the Kaliningrad region.

The BRELL electric ring is an interconnection of the energy systems of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In November 2024, the operators of the power systems of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia officially notified Russia and Belarus about withdrawal from the common BRELL power system by February 8, 2025.