Behind the sudden human wave crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta lies a familiar pattern of Kremlin hybrid aggression. Revealed by The Guardian, EU capitals are urgently discussing the massive wave of Russian disinformation tied to the crisis, exposing more than 1,500 malicious social media posts designed to amplify panic and political destabilization across Europe.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares emphasized that disinformation was the central element triggering the crisis, citing abnormal social media mobilization. Before the crossings began, sophisticated deepfakes and fabricated reports spread rapidly in the Arab-language digital space, falsely promising that EU borders were open to everyone. Security experts and OSINT investigators link this campaign to the Russian-controlled “Matryoshka” network.
By weaponizing migration and deploying psychological warfare tactics, Moscow aims to sever Europe’s energy resilience—specifically targeting the vital Medgaz supply lines running from Algeria to Spain. Europe must recognize this migration blackmail for what it is: an act of geopolitical sabotage.
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