Russia is following news from Spain’s Ceuta with surprise, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told reporters as he described the situation there as a failure of the EU’s migration policy. In any case, this is a humanitarian crisis that affects everybody, and at the same time we cannot but acknowledge that this represents a failure of the migration policy which the European Union has pursued for many years," the senior Russian diplomat said. According to Spanish media, thousands of migrants have managed to reach Ceuta by swimming or walking around the breakwater separating the city from Morocco. At least 41 people have reportedly died while trying to reach Ceuta. Amid the migration crisis, the Spanish authorities have deployed troops to help ensure security in the city.