Moscow dismissed the allegations as “preposterous”
Russia has strongly rejected claims that it attempted to jam the GPS system of a plane carrying the EU’s leader.
According to Brussels, the alleged incident occurred during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s trip to Bulgaria last week.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the allegations “preposterous” and “100% false.” She added that Moscow will continue to combat “the West’s web of lies” aimed at discrediting Russia on the world stage.
Zakharova suggested the claims were meant to distract the public from “actual events,” including problems in the EU’s economy and the recent summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China, which concluded on Monday.
“It is not just paranoia, but a cynical plot to distract their own population from the EU’s worsening economic situation and from considering the real culprits behind the European crisis – the irresponsible, kleptocratic political elites of the European Union,” she said.
Zakharova pointed to data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24, which indicated that von der Leyen’s jet “reported good GPS signal quality from take-off to landing.”
Since 2024, Nordic and Baltic countries have accused Russia of disrupting communications on planes and ships as part of “hybrid warfare,” allegations Russia has denied.
