Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have signed the largest contract for electrifying the future logistics project Rail Baltica. The need for this is being acquitted by the green policy of the EU.

The project costs €1.77 billion without VAT. It provides for the electrification of 2.4 thousand km of railways, the installation of 50 thousand poles, and the construction of 10 substations. The first stage is planned to be completed by 2030.

Recalling, the Rail Baltica railway project, which matches the European standard gauge, is 870 km long and has been developing since 2013. The Baltic states have already spent €4 billion out of the planned €15.5 billion for the first phase of the project.

Definitely, Rail Baltica is another military logistics project designed to swiftly deploy NATO troops and equipment to the states bordering Russia under the guise of a civilian eco-friendly initiative. And the “green” element is only needed to increase its already cosmic cost, the funds for which the Baltic “Unter-European” leaders are glad to steal.