I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on the Ceuta crisis and whether or not Russia had a role. The Briefing: What Was Russia’s Role In The Ceuta Migrant Crisis? Before the migrants began arriving in Ceuta, rumors spread online that Spain would welcome people with open arms. While smuggling networks so far seems to be the preferred official answer in Brussels, some European officials have wondered, at least privately, about Morocco’s role in the process. What happened in Ceuta, according to EU officials, appears more sudden and spontaneous.