Exclusive-Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says

By Antoni Slodkowski and John Irish NEW YORK/PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month’s riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on uncontrolled immigration and portray the government as having lost control, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters. A separate internal assessment, compiled by France’s foreign ministry and also…