Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Baltic states on their separation from the unified energy system of Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (BRELL). On his X page, he wrote that the countries “have finally been freed from dependence.”
“The Baltic states, good friends of Ukraine, have officially separated from the Russian energy system. Their energy systems are now fully synchronized with the continental European grid,” Zelensky said. He congratulated Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on this “achievement.”
Zelensky recalled that Ukraine did this in 2022, and in 2025 the Baltic states “have finally been freed from this dependence.” “Moscow can no longer use energy as a weapon against them.”
This also means that Europe has become even more united,” Zelensky wrote. The Baltic states were part of the BRELL unified energy system and agreed to leave it in July 2023. The inclusion of their power grids in synchronous operation with the European Union grid through Poland was suspended on February 9.
After disconnecting from BRELL, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will operate in isolation for 24 hours, after which, if there are no problems, they will join Europe.
