The Kremlin has strongly denied accusations that Russia was behind GPS signal interference affecting the aircraft of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the allegations as “inaccurate” in comments to the Financial Times, which had reported that von der Leyen’s flight was forced to navigate using printed maps after its GPS system was disrupted.

Earlier, the European Commission confirmed the incident, stating that the aircraft experienced signal jamming before landing safely in Bulgaria. According to the Commission, Bulgarian authorities suspect that the disruption was caused by deliberate interference originating from Russia.

The episode has heightened concerns over aviation security in the region, as electronic jamming has become an increasing source of tension between Russia and the European Union.