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Russia stops supplying electricity to Lithuania

The company that operates Lithuania’s power transmission system today confirmed that Russia has stopped supplying electricity to the country, according to RT Radio.

Russian state energy corporation Inter RAO, the sole supplier of electricity from Russia to Lithuania, has also confirmed that Russia has stopped supplying electricity to Lithuania “because of the risk of inability to pay”, according to TASS news agency. .

In a statement, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy said that the purchase of electricity from Russia ended on May 22, according to RT Radio.

Earlier on May 13, RAO Nordic, a subsidiary of Inter RAO, announced that it would stop supplying electricity to Finland on May 14, with the reason that payment has not been received for the amount of electricity exported in May, according to Reuters.

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According to Litgrid, electricity imported from Russia accounts for 16% of Lithuania’s total electricity consumption

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After being Russia When power is stopped, Lithuania plans to meet its electricity demand through domestic power plants and imports electricity from other countries, including Sweden, Finland and Germany. Latvia, according to Litgrid CEO Rokas Masiulis. According to Litgrid, electricity imports from Russia account for 16% of Lithuania’s total electricity consumption.

Last month, Lithuania became the first European country to stop importing gas from Russia and it also refused to buy Russian oil, because military campaign in Ukraine.

Also last month, Lithuania announced its decision to reduce the level of diplomacy with Russia and asked the Russian ambassadors to leave, according to RT Radio on April 4. At that time, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also announced that he would recall the diplomatic representative in Russia within a few days and close the Russian Consulate in the city of Klaipeda.

“In response to Russia’s unwavering aggression in Ukraine, the Lithuanian government has decided to reduce the level of diplomatic representation. The Russian ambassador will have to leave Lithuania,” Landsbergis announced.

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