Nausėda would welcome the extension of “Rail Baltica” to Ukraine

“We will do everything to complete the ‘Rail Baltica’ project as soon as possible. The same goes for the desynchronization of the power grid, which is scheduled for 2025. We will try to do it faster to ensure our energy independence from Russia,” Levits said.

On the other hand, the President of Estonia underlined that cooperation between the Baltic states facilitates overcoming current difficulties and fighting threats, as well as creating and ensuring a more prosperous and safer future for citizens. Karis called for awareness that we are exposed to enormous threats.

He stressed the need to restore peace to Europe, and this can only be achieved by helping Ukraine win the war. Karis noted that Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian people must stop. You referred to what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that peace and justice must be restored.

“The attitude of Europe and its transatlantic partners towards Russia was clearly expressed during the NATO summit in Madrid. This was also stated in the summit declaration, which called on Russia to immediately stop the war in Ukraine and withdraw its forces, because Russia is the biggest direct threat to the alliance, peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region,” said the President of Estonia.

He said energy security for the Baltic states is a matter of survival not only in the winter months but also in the future. Karis stressed that Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia will continue to cooperate closely so that the safety of the energy infrastructure is fully guaranteed and the Baltic states can disconnect from the “Brell” network.

“We will find ways to make our energy system more sustainable together in the future. Concrete projects have already been outlined to achieve this. It is important to fully implement the “Rail Baltica” project, which will change the economy of the region, and will have added value , as it will ensure military mobility and faster arrival of NATO forces in crisis situations in this region,” the Estonian president told reporters.

LETA has already written that the annual meeting of the presidents of the Baltic states took place today in the Riga Palace.