EU head von der Leyen's plane landing on Sunday hit by suspected Russian GPS interference, FT says


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  • Monday, 01 Sep 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks as she visits with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured) Poland's border with Belarus, near Ozierany Male, Poland, August 31, 2025. Agnieszka Sadowska/ Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND.

(Reuters) -A suspected Russian interference attack disabled GPS navigation services at a Bulgarian airport and forced a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to land at Plovdiv on Sunday using paper maps, the Financial Times reported, citing three officials familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

(Reporting by Abu Sultan in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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