Russia accused of having scrambled the GPs of the plane of Von Der Leyen on Bulgaria

A spokesperson for the European Commission accused the Russian government of blocking GPS systems from an aircraft carrying President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday while flying over Bulgaria.

The spokesperson for the European Commission, Arianna Podestà, confirmed that Von der Leyen’s plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport. The European leader is currently on the tour of the European Union nations limiting Russia and Bélarus.

“We can indeed confirm that there was a GPS jamming,” said Podestà. “We have received information from the Bulgarian authority that they suspect that this was due to a blatant interference from Russia.”

“This incident in fact highlights the urgency of the mission that the president performs in the front line member states,” she added.

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The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Russia struck her plane with a GPS jammer while flying over Bulgaria. (Photo / virginia mayo)

“And, of course, the EU will continue to invest in defense expenses and in the preparation of Europe even more after this incident,” she said.

Von der Leyen and other European leaders were skeptical about President Donald Trump’s efforts to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin towards Peace in Ukraine. She visited the White House alongside the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in August, announcing at the time a new wave of sanctions against Moscow.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin continued attacks against Ukraine despite efforts to negotiate peace. (Sergei Ilyin / Pool / AFP / Getty Images)

The incident occurs just a few days after the White House special envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian officials in New York on Friday as they continue to put pressure on a peace agreement.

Witkoff met Andriy Yermak, the head of the president and chief of staff of Ukraine, and Sergiy Kyslysya, the ambassador of extraordinary Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western allies to impose new sanctions against Russia. (Images Antonio Masiello / Getty)

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The meeting, according to officials of the Trump administration, was an update of the status and a reaffirmation of the objective of ensuring that Ukraine and Russia meet to finally reach an agreement to end the war.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.