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The European Union has confirmed that Russia is attempting to exploit the Ceuta migration crisis through online activity, but says it holds no conclusive evidence that foreign-state disinformation was responsible for provoking the crisis itself.","The EU's assessment places it at odds with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has alleged that both Russia and Israel spread disinformation to destabilise migration flows into Spain. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman María Zajárova has since demanded that Madrid furnish concrete proof of those claims, whilst the Spanish government maintains that the relevant investigations are classified and will be disclosed only to a closed congressional committee.
Germany has officially named Russia as the orchestrator of hybrid attacks and announced the closure of the last Russian General Consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin.
The EU confirmed Russia is attempting to exploit the Ceuta migration crisis on social media, but said it lacks conclusive evidence that foreign-state disinformation caused the crisis itself.
