Russia accused of jamming GPS of Ursula von der Leyen's plane during Bulgaria trip

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Russia accused of jamming GPS of Ursula von der Leyen's plane during Bulgaria trip  The alleged incident took place during Ursula von der Leyen's official tour of member states bordering Russia and Belarus.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/russia-accused-of-jamming-gps-of-ursula-von-der-leyens-plane-during-bulgaria-trip  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Russia has been accused of jamming the GPS of the airplane-carrying European Commission

00:07Chief Ursula von der Leyen during her official visit to Bulgaria on Sunday.

00:12The plane was forced to land at Plovdiv airport using paper maps instead of the conventional

00:17electronic system.

00:19Von der Leyen's visit to Bulgaria was part of her tour of member states that border Russia

00:23and Belarus, aimed at expressing solidarity and promoting the European Union's plan to

00:28ramp up defence spending.

00:31Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence

00:38capabilities and support for Ukraine.

00:42This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying

00:47out in the frontline member states these days.

00:51There she has seen first-hand the everyday challenges of threats coming from Russia and

00:58its proxies.

01:00And, of course, the EU will continue to invest into defence spending and in Europe's readiness

01:06even more after this incident.

01:09Russia has been repeatedly accused of jamming and spoofing GPS systems across Eastern Europe.

01:14The interference is considered a form of hybrid warfare launched by the Kremlin in retaliation

01:20for European support for Ukraine.

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