In Estonia, the risks of disconnecting from Russia's energy system have been assessed. In the worst-case scenario, consumers could be left without electricity for up to three days, according to Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from Russia’s power grid this weekend.

Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and