"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."
"However, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova dismissed the allegations as "fake and paranoia." 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."
A suspected GPS sabotage forced Ursula von der Leyen's plane to divert and make 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 against Ukraine, while Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the allegations as "fake and paranoia." The incident intensified existing Russian smear campaigns that reduce von der Leyen to her early medical work and portray her as a target of hate propaganda. Senior Russian figures including Dmitry Medvedev and Sergey Lavrov have repeatedly used personal insults, nicknames, and derogatory labels against von der Leyen.
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