The NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that Europe ls now “on the eastern flank” and London and Europe is under “direct threat from the Russians.”
Rutte said that NATO is working hard to counter Russia’s jamming of civilian flights, which comes are the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane lost the ability to use GPS navigations as it came under a Russian jamming attack.
Rutte warned at a press conference that all of Europe is under “direct threat from the Russians,” adding, “We are all on the eastern flank now, whether you live in London or Tallinn.”
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Rutte continued, “It is taken very seriously.
I can assure you that we are working day and night to counter this, to prevent it, and to make sure that they will not do it again.
Von der Leyen’s personal plane was hit by a suspected “Russian GPS strike” forcing the plane to land.
An official told the Financial Times, “The whole airport area GPS went dark.
“It was undeniable interference.”
It is suspected that Bulgaria’s Plovdiv International Airport’s GPS was either spoofed of jammed, this blocks out access to navigational systems which Russia has been consistent in doing.
The source said that the plane was circling around the airport for an hour then the pilots made the decision to use paper maps.
Von der Leyen said, “Putin has not changed, and he will not change.
“He is a predator. He can only be kept in check through strong deterrence.”
The NATO chief said, “The threat from the Russians is increasing every day. Let’s not be naïve about it: this might also involve one day Luxembourg, it might come to the Netherlands,” Rutte said.
With the latest Russian missile technology for example, the difference now between Lithuania on the front line and Luxembourg, The Hague or Madrid is five to 10 minutes. That’s the time it takes this missile to reach these parts of Europe.
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