Russia trying to keep below threshold of response, expert says, as EU chief plane GPS jammed
Europe • Sep 1, 2025, 7:33 PM
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A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, Brussels said Monday, alleging Russia was thought to be behind the incident. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Patrick Bury, Senior Associate Professor in Warfare and Counter Terrorism at the University of Bath. He says that Russia is trying to keep their actions 'below the threshold of response'.
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Russia trying to keep below threshold of response, expert says, as EU chief plane GPS jammed
Europe • 7:33 PM
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A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, Brussels said Monday, alleging Russia was thought to be behind the incident. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Patrick Bury, Senior Associa
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EU chief von der Leyen’s aircraft GPS jammed over Bulgaria, Russian interference suspected
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The GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane was jammed Sunday shortly before landing in Bulgaria, an EU spokeswoman said Monday. Bulgarian authorities suspect the disruption was due to Russian interference, but it was
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