The EU leader’s plane was injured with a suspect in Russian GPS intervention

The European Union (EU) said on Monday that Russia was suspected of pinching the GPS plane, which was transported by the European Commission President Ursul von der Leyen on Sunday.

“We can really confirm that GPS has taken place, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria. We received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspected it was related to Russia’s brazen intervention,” the European Commission press on Monday said.

“Of course, we also know the threats and intimidation, which are regular components of Russia’s hostile behavior, and of course it will only strengthen our unwavering commitment to increase the possibilities of defense and support of Ukraine,” the press -secretary added.

A press secretary said the incident emphasized the need for urgent investment in European defense and security.

Von der Leyen was on a plane, a co -founded European Commission, the EU said. Asked that the reporter was whether the aircraft was the purpose of the alleged GPS-Ugrection-anything prevented access to the satellite navigation system-secretary said: “I think the question is better to ask the Russians if they really did.”

CNBC contacted the Kremlin for the response to the statement. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Pesko told The Financial Times that the information was “wrong”.

CNBC contacted the Bulgarian Air Movement Office for more information about the incident. However, the former FT statement read: “Since February 2022, there has been a noticeable increase (GPS) and recently,” the statement reads. “These obstacles violate precise signal reception (GPS), leading to various operational problems for aircraft and terrestrial systems.”

The Bulgarian government on Monday issued a statement reported by Sky News, which stated that “the satellite signal used for the GPS aircraft was broken.”

“When the plane was approaching the airport, the GPS signal was lost,” the statement added.