EU assessment says Russian network targeted French riots online

An internal EU assessment says a covert Russian network used social media to connect riots in France with uncontrolled immigration and to portray the government as having lost control. A separate French foreign ministry assessment found accounts linked to Israel and the U.S. MAGA movement also promoted narratives about the unrest.

• An internal EU assessment says a covert Russian network sought to exploit last month’s riots in France through social media posts.· 1 source
• The network’s posts blamed the unrest on uncontrolled immigration and portrayed the government as having lost control, according to the assessment.· 1 source
• A separate assessment compiled by France’s foreign ministry found accounts linked to Israel and the U.S. MAGA movement also pushed narratives connecting the riots with radical Islamism and migration.· 1 source
• The EU assessment was described as internal and was seen by Reuters; the supplied reports do not identify the network or provide further details about its activity.· 2 sources