British News Agency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated: "Today is a great day for our region and all of Europe. The Baltic countries, our good friends, have officially disconnected from Russia's power grid."

He emphasized that their energy systems are now fully synchronized with the continental European grid, adding:

"I congratulate our friends - Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia - on this achievement. Poland’s assistance was important, proving once again that cooperation between us means independence for each of us. Ukraine did this in 2022, and now the Baltic countries have finally freed themselves from this dependency. Moscow can no longer use energy as a weapon against them. This also means that Europe is now even more united. There is a need for greater cooperation with America - LNG gas, oil. More efforts are required to import necessary energy from partners in the EU’s neighboring regions - the Caucasus, the Middle East, North Africa. The less Europe depends on Russia, the sooner we can guarantee real security for everyone. I am grateful to the European Union for supporting our region and our joint security."