Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges of 50 years of Soviet occupation: an electricity grid controlled by Russia.

The Baltic states will sever the last major energy link to Russia and become part of the EU’s electricity network on Sunday, at a time of deepening fears of further sabotage to critical cables. Estonia,

On Saturday, the Baltic countries will disconnect from the post-Soviet power grid and synchronize with continental Europe. This process took almost 20 years and cost over 1.6 billion dollars. The Baltic countries,

After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend, erasing one of the last traces of their Soviet past. CNN’s Clare Sebastian explains the security concerns,