Russia Accused of Jamming GPS as EU Chief's Jet Tried to Land: Report

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Russia Accused of Jamming GPS as EU Chief's Jet Tried to Land: Report

Published Sep 01, 2025 at 5:33 AM EDT
Updated Sep 01, 2025 at 5:40 AM EDT

By Shane Croucher
Breaking News Editor

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-eu-jet-gps-jamming-von-der-leyen-plane-2122534?utm_source=push_notification&utm_source=pushnami&utm_medium=Push_Notifications&utm_campaign=fullauto&utm=1756719744142

Russian GPS jamming targeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's jet as it tried to land at an airport in Bulgaria, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed officials briefed on the incident.

The jamming of GPS at Plovdiv's city airport forced von der Leyen's jet to circle the airport for an hour, the report said, before the pilot had to rely on paper maps to land instead of electronic navigation.

Newsweek has contacted the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union for comment via email. Newsweek has also contacted the European Commission for comment via email.

[Irish_Dem]

1. When will Europe wake the hell up?

Putin will destroy them in one way or the other.

Unless they start fighting back it is not going to go well for them.

[applegrove]

2. This is so dangerous. Meanwhile Trump fires 36

CIA specialists on Russia 10 days after meeting with Putin. Before meeting Putin in Alaska, Trump had been scolding Putin for a few weeks. That didn't last long.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes the US is no longer a check on Russia.

Putin has free rein in Europe and Ukraine.

[LymphocyteLover]

8. They are awake to the Russian threat. Jeez, what more do you want?

[Irish_Dem]

12. I want them to be a bit smarter than letting Putin eff around withthier national security issues.

Making high level European officials circle around airports endlessly is not a safe.

They can at least try to stay one step ahead of Putin.

[LymphocyteLover]

16. OK, yes. Not clear exactly how this happened but I agree they need to be more proactive

[Hekate]

13. Seems to me European leaders are wide awake, much more than the GOP & American people

[Irish_Dem]

14. Being compared to the US is not saying much.

My little dog is more awake than the US govt.

[BoRaGard]

4. repubes have some fugly "friends" in russia

[RVN VET71]

11. Funny how Republicans used to call boot licking Russia lovers "traitors"

And now they are one!

The MAGA memory dissolves so quickly, as does the MAGA loyalty to American principles, laws, and asperations.

To say it clearly: MAGA, all MAGA, are traitors to everything this Country stands for. Traitors, dammit. Traitors.

[oasis]

5. Putin gotta go!!!

[Marcuse]

6. GPS is a vulnerability.

[Renew Deal]

7. How do they know it was he Russians?

Bulgaria is pretty far away from Russia.

[MrWowWow]

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DAGR as a field-proven handheld option

Embedded receivers like MPE-M and MicroGRAM-M for platform integration

Modern solutions such as TruTrak-M Type I/II for assured PNT

Spaceborne systems like Sentinel for satellite platforms

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Garmin-Don't Fly the Victor Airways Without It!

[applegrove]

10. Just what I was going to say.

[moondust]

15. Levl the Kreml.