VILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania has inaugurated two power links to Poland and Sweden connecting its power grid to Europe, in a further move to cut the region's reliance on Russian energy.
Associated Press: Lithuania opens up power links with Poland, Sweden
Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas (2L),Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (3L), Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius (4R), Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma (3R), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (2R) and Lituanian Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis (R) pose for photographers during the official opening ceremony of the activated energy links of LitPol Link and NordBalt in the Grand Dukes' Palace in Vilnius on Dec. 14.