FIRESIDE CHAT WITH VICE-MINISTER ALBINAS ZANANAVIČIUS - On November 16, 2021, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a virtual fireside chat at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington with Albinas Zananavičius, vice-minister for energy, to discuss Lithuania’s planned synchronization with the European grid by 2025, the resulting disconnection from Russia’s grid, and his country’s energy plans for the next decade. The event was moderated by Randolph Bell, senior director and Richard Morningstar chair for global energy security at the Global Energy Center, and opening remarks were delivered by Amb. Richard Morningstar, founding chairman of the Global Energy Center and former US ambassador to the European Union (EU).

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/16/21