The State Security Service (SSB) of Latvia has discovered some speculation and false statements in social networks and applications for online communication in connection with the disconnection of the Baltic countries from the Russian power grid.
The statement of the special services is cited by Delfi, reports “European Truth”.
The State Security Service noted that, according to the monitoring data, last week in the Latvian information space, the topic of the Baltic countries' disconnection from the Russian energy system and connection to the single European electricity supply network received increased public attention.
The service identified speculation and false statements in connection with this event, but they did not have a significant impact on the information space and society of Latvia.
The service also noted that Russia has been using this topic in its propaganda for a long time, trying to present the decision of the Baltic countries as erroneous.
Last week, the State Security Service also identified messages distributed by Russian entities, the purpose of which was to discredit the Baltic countries in connection with the disconnection of the energy system Russia.
On Saturday, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia successfully disconnected from the Russian power system (UPS), which has been in operation since Soviet times, and began operating in isolated mode, and on Sunday, at 14:05, they connected to the Western European power grids.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal called it a “significant day”, and his predecessor in this position, now the EU's chief diplomat Kaia Kallas, called the event a “victory for freedom and European unity”.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas expressed his belief that the disconnection of the three Baltic states from the Russian power system strengthens energy security of the Baltic States.