Original title: EU chief von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming
EU chief von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming Von der Leyen was travelling to Bulgaria as part of a tour to eastern EU states The Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, reported that von der Leyen’s plane had to land at Plovdiv Airport with the pilots using paper maps. They added: “We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.” A spokesperson said the “GPS jamming” happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in southern Bulgaria on Sunday, but she still landed safely. The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission has said. The European Commission said “threats and intimidation are a regular component of Russia’s hostile actions” and that the incident would reinforce its commitment to “ramp up our defence capabilities and support for Ukraine”. The EU will deploy additio