Russia suspected of scrambling of navigation on the plan bearing the president of the EC Ursula von der Leyen

The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport and Von Der Leyen will continue its planned nations of the European Union limiting Russia and Bélarus, said that spokesperson for the Arianna Podestà committee.

“We can indeed confirm that there was a GPS jamming,” said Podestà. “We have received information from the Bulgarian authority that they suspect that this was due to a blatant interference from Russia.”

Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Moscow War in Ukraine, is on four days in the EU nations limiting Russia and its ally Belarus.

“This incident in fact highlights the urgency of the mission that the president performs in front line member states,” said Podestà.

She said that Von Der Leyen saw “first -hand the daily challenges of threats from Russia and its proxies”.

“And, of course, the EU will continue to invest in defense expenses and even more in the preparation of Europe after this incident,” she said.

Bulgaria has published a statement saying that “the satellite signal used for the GPS navigation of the aircraft has been disrupted. While the plane was approaching Plovdiv airport, the GPS signal was lost. ”

Von der Leyen was to address a press conference at 1430 GMT in Romania.