More cold water poured on von der Leyen plane GPS jamming story
Big holes have started to appear in a widely reported story about the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria, which reportedly…
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Did von der Leyen’s plane really suffer from GPS jamming?
Questions have arisen over the official Brussels' account of a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria that was reportedly…
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Russia accused of jamming GPS on EC chief’s flight to Bulgaria
A plane flying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria was forced to use its paper maps after its GPS signal was targeted.
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