Lithuanian President: We're ready if Russia cuts us out of common power grid

"We are ready, and we are prepared for unfriendly actions from Russia, such as disconnection from the BRELL (power grid) system," Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nauseda, said in an interview with Reuters, Report informs.

"I do not believe that Russia will challenge us in a military sense because we are a NATO member," he added.

Nauseda said he would bring up the stand-off at a NATO summit next week when the alliance will weigh whether to boost troop levels in member states nearest to Russia, like the Baltics.

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