Finland In Contact With Russia Over GPS Glitches At NATO Drills - Foreign Ministry

Sumaira FH Published November 15, 2018 | 11:14 PM

Helsinki is discussing with Moscow through diplomatic channels the investigation of GPS glitches during recent NATO exercises, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

HELSINKI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th November, 2018) Helsinki is discussing with Moscow through diplomatic channels the investigation of GPS glitches during recent NATO exercises, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

"The [Finnish] authorities are continuing to investigate this issue. It is being discussed with the Russian Federation through diplomatic channels.

Finland believes that such activities should not threaten the air traffic, for example," the ministry said in a statement.

The two-week Trident Juncture exercises in several northern European countries, including Finland, were overshadowed by several instances in which pilots reported losing GPS signals. Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Sunday they were being investigated as possible jamming by Russia.