The three Baltic states disconnected their electricity systems from Russia's power grid on Saturday, aiming for closer EU integration of the countries and boost security, the region's operators said.
NATO holds a summit on July 11-12 in Lithuania, one of the three Baltic states that lived under Soviet rule for decades and were among the first NATO countries to send weapons to Kyiv.
The U.S. would soon start training Ukrainian troops for Abrams tanks, and Germany announced a deal to build a hub in Poland to repair tanks deployed in Ukraine.