Spanish Foreign Ministry says jet remains under safe control, employing alternate navigation protocols while en route to Lithuania.

  • eltrain123@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Apologies for assuming the jet in the image was where the defense minster was… but the concern remains valid. Why is she flying over Kaliningrad, in a multi-person jet, while Russia is involved in an offensive war at the borders of NATO territory? Is this not just serving up defensive leadership to a hostile force?

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      24 days ago

      Here is a video that covers the previous incident where basically the same thing happened to Ursula von der Leyen’s flight.

      It’s from an aviation perspective but it clears up a lot of misconception. Basically … this (the GPS jamming) isn’t really that big of a deal.

      Is this not just serving up defensive leadership to a hostile force?

      Maybe. But I’m sure people have taken the security concerns into account. Maybe they just don’t think that Russia would dare or they trust their ECM kit. I’m not sure. But a lot of important people are flying around there and they all think it’s fine.