"Russia is to blame" — the Spanish prime minister found the cause of the migration crisis in Ceuta

Russia, Israel and far-right organizations are to blame for the spread of fakes and misinformation that contributed to the massive influx of migrants to Ceuta. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez.

According to Sanchez, the investigation into the causes of the migration crisis in Ceuta continues, but a lot of lies and misinformation have appeared on social networks. He noted that the "fakes" arose after the decision of the Supreme Court of Spain, which banned the immediate expulsion of immigrants who crossed the border by swimming. Sanchez added that they were distributed through networks of accounts "associated with both Russia and Israel, as well as with the ultra-right international, which always uses the topic of migration to attack not only Spain, but also Europe."

"The reality we are facing does not mean that there is necessarily a government person behind this. Unfortunately, we do not have a complete picture of what happened, we are continuing the investigation, but the government must rely on reliable facts," the Spanish Prime Minister said.

The head of the Spanish government put the incident into a broader context, in which, according to him, state and non-state actors use migration as a "political weapon" and resort to disinformation to destabilize European countries.

Recall, in early July, the Spanish Supreme Court of Spain ruled that migrants detained while trying to swim to Ceuta or Melilla (Spanish exclaves in North Africa), can not be returned back in a simplified manner. After that, thousands of illegal migrants entered Ceuta within two weeks. After that, Italy suspended the Schengen Agreement with Spain, and Madrid in response introduced border controls for travelers arriving from Italy by air and sea. A month after the mass arrival in About 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, of which about 1,200 are minors.