Bulgaria Denies Russian Interference in von der Leyen’s Jet

Bulgarian authorities have refuted claims by the European Commission that Russia interfered with the navigation systems of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s airplane during a recent flight to Bulgaria. The incident, which involved a reported issue with the plane’s navigation systems, has been dismissed by Bulgarian officials as a case of short-term signal degradation, common in densely populated areas.

On Sunday, von der Leyen’s pilots allegedly reported issues with their navigation systems while landing in Plovdiv on a PR exercise to visit