Overview

• Spanish officials said the attempted GPS jamming occurred on September 24 as Margarita Robles’ aircraft passed near the Russian exclave en route to Lithuania.
• A defense ministry source reported no operational impact because the aircraft used encrypted navigation and could detect interference attempts.
• Robles hinted at Russian responsibility, and Lithuania’s defense minister accused Moscow of disregarding rules and creating risks for civil aviation.
• The ministry described jamming on that corridor as routine, affecting commercial traffic, and said Robles’ plane was not specifically targeted.
• Regional agencies have logged a sharp increase in Baltic navigation disruptions since 2023, the issue was raised at ICAO in June, and a recent similar incident affected Ursula von der Leyen’s flight in Bulgaria without triggering a local investigation.