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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Oliver Holmes

Russia suspected of jamming GPS on plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen speaking at a lectern with an EU flag on it with a military helicopter behind her
Ursula von der Leyen speaking in Lithuania on Monday during a four-day trip taking in seven member states on the EU’s eastern border. Photograph: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP

Russia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal of a plane carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, over Bulgaria, reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour.

Von der Leyen was travelling to Plovdiv on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in the central Bulgarian city.

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