Moscow has dismissed the allegations as \u201cpreposterous\u201d<\/p>\n
Russia has strongly rejected claims that it attempted to jam the GPS system of a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.\u00a0
\nAccording to Brussels, the alleged incident occurred during von der Leyen\u2019s trip to Bulgaria last week.
\nAt a press briefing on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the allegations \u201cpreposterous\u201d and \u201c100% false.\u201d
\nShe added that Moscow will continue to combat \u201cthe West\u2019s web of lies\u201d aimed at discrediting Russia on the world stage.
\nZakharova suggested the claims were meant to distract the public from \u201cactual events,\u201d including problems with the EU\u2019s economy and the recent summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China, which concluded on Monday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is not just paranoia, but a cynical plot to distract their own population from the EU\u2019s worsening economic situation and from considering the real culprits behind the European crisis\u00a0\u2013 the irresponsible, kleptocratic political elites of the European Union,\u201d she said.
\nZakharova pointed to data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24, which indicated that von der Leyen\u2019s jet \u201creported good GPS signal quality from take-off to landing.\u201d
\nBulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Tuesday that the incident would not be investigated, stating that \u201cthese disturbances are neither hybrid nor cyber threats,\u201d according to Politico.
\nSince 2024, the Nordic and Baltic countries have accused Russia of disrupting communications on planes and ships as a form of \u201chybrid warfare,\u201d allegations Russia has denied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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