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Plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen forced to land with paper maps after suspected Russian GPS jamming
Story by Niall O'Connor • 1h • 2 min read
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a recent visit to
the Finnish military.
© Alamy Stock Photo
A PLANE CARRYING the President of the European Commission Ursula von der
Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it was readying to land in Bulgaria on
Sunday.
The EU has accused Russia of being behind the incident. Media reports
said that the aircraft’s pilots were forced to revert to paper maps to
land the aircraft.
European Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podesta told a press conference
in Brussels this morning that the aircraft landed safely.
“We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria.
“We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia,” she said.
GPS jamming has been a major issue near Kaliningrad – which is a Russian
city exclave which is sandwiched between the border of Poland and
Lithuania. Grant Shapps, a British politician was targeted in such an
attack in 2024.
This is one of the first reports of it happening further south and
further away from Russia in Bulgaria.
Von der Leyen has been a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir
Putin and Moscow’s war in Ukraine. She is currently on a four-day tour
of the EU nations bordering Russia and its ally Belarus.
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