"A suspected GPS sabotage forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane to divert from its course and in Russia, the incident quickly made her the focus of mockery and smear campaigns. The politician had flown to Bulgaria on August 31. The GPS disruption of the aircraft resulted in an unscheduled landing in the city of Plovdiv. Authorities in Bulgaria suspect that Moscow was behind the attack and link it to Russia's war against Ukraine."
"The insults and defamation of the EU Commission President are falling on fertile ground in Russia. The 66-year-old von der Leyen has emerged as a top target of Russian hate propaganda. Below-the-belt insults Former Russian president and now Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev frequently attacks the Commission President on social media. One of his "favorite insults" directed at von der Leyen is calling her "an evil aunt gynecologist.""
Ursula von der Leyen's plane experienced a suspected GPS sabotage that forced an unscheduled landing in Plovdiv after a flight to Bulgaria on August 31. Bulgarian authorities suspect Moscow and link the disruption to Russia's war in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the allegations as "fake and paranoia." Russian public discourse has turned to mockery and smear campaigns against von der Leyen, with hate propaganda portraying the 66-year-old as a top target. Critics frequently reduce her career to years as an assistant doctor and deploy below-the-belt insults such as calling her "an evil aunt gynecologist." Former president Dmitry Medvedev frequently attacks her on social media, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dubbed her "Fuhrer Ursula."
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