Brussels (AP) – Carrying planes President of the European Commission Ursula von der Reyen The company was hit by a GPS that hampered Bulgaria on suspicion of Russian business, a spokesman said Monday.
The plane will safely land at Plovdiv Airport, and Vonder Leyen will continue the planning tour of the European Union nationals adjacent to Russia and Belarus, said Ariana Podesta, a spokesman for the committee.
“We can certainly confirm that there was GPS jamming,” Podesta said. “We received information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this was due to blatant interference by Russia.”
With von der Reyen, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin The Moscow war in Ukraine, He is taking a four-day tour of EU countries adjacent to Russia and its allies.
“This incident really underscores the urgency of the mission the President is actually implementing in frontline member states,” Podesta said.
She said von der Leyen “sees firsthand the everyday challenges of the threats that come from Russia and its proxies.”
“And of course, the EU will continue to invest more in defence spending and European preparations after this incident,” she said.
Bulgaria issued a statement saying, “The satellite signals used to navigate the aircraft’s GPS were destroyed. When the aircraft approached Plovdiv Airport, the GPS signals were lost.”
Von Der Leyen was scheduled to attend a press conference at 1430 GMT in Romania.
