(L-R) Estonian Minister of Climate Yoko Alender, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stand behind lights symbolizing the Baltic states disconnecting from the Moscow-controlled energy grid and joining the European power grid at the event "Baltic Energy Independence Day" at the Litexpo Exhibition Center in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Feb 9, 2025. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Feb. 9 said ending Baltic power links to Russia marked "freedom from threats and blackmail" as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined the EU power grid. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
Day in Photos: Baltic Energy Independence Day, Migrants in the UK, and a Champion Bull
A look into the world through the lens of photography.
(L-R) Estonian Minister of Climate Yoko Alender, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stand behind lights symbolizing the Baltic states disconnecting from the Moscow-controlled energy grid and joining the European power grid at the event "Baltic Energy Independence Day" at the Litexpo Exhibition Center in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Feb 9, 2025. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Feb. 9 said ending Baltic power links to Russia marked "freedom from threats and blackmail" as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined the EU power grid. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
Day in Photos: Baltic Energy Independence Day, Migrants in the UK, and a Champion Bull
A look into the world through the lens of photography.
A Kosovo Serb man prepares his ballot in the booth to vote in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the town of Gracanica, Kosovo, on Feb. 9, 2025. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
The pack rides during the second stage of the Tour of Oman cycling race from Al Rustaq fort to Yitti Hills on Feb 9, 2025. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images
