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Russia with a high degree of probability is involved in the creation of interference for GPS during NATO exercises in Northern Europe. This was stated by the Finnish Prime Minister of Yukh Sipil,reports Yle.

“Technologically, it’s enough to simply distort the radio signal, and it is possible that Russia is standing with this,” Sipilya said. He noted that the interference in the work of GPS create a danger of accidents for civil aviation; According to the prime minister, Helsinki should increase their readiness for such incidents.

Sipilya called the distortion of the navigation signal "Message" for all participants in the exercises. According to the head of government, the one who is behind the intervention wanted to demonstrate the ability to disable GPS navigation systems.

Finland President Sauli Ninisto called for investigating who is behind the interference. "I believe that there are technical means by which you can determine the source of the intervention," he said.

On Friday, Finnish air services warned civil aviation about interference in the work of GPS in the north of the country.

In early November, the aviation authorities of Norway warned about problems with GPS navigation on their territory. In September last year, a malfunction in the work of GPS occurred in Norway during Russian exercises "West-2017". In March 2018, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry demanded to interfere with the Russian authorities.

NATO exercises Trident Juncture 18, which are held on October 25 - November 23 in Norway, as well as the sea and airspace of Finland, Norway and Sweden - the largest maneuvers of the military bloc on the Norwegian land since the 1980s. Their participants work out a collective defense scenario in accordance with Article 5 of the Charter of the Alliance. The Air Force of Finland, which is not part of NATO, also takes part in maneuvers in the north of their country.