Spain believes that the lack of cooperation from Russia has made it difficult to assess the plague.

The lack of transparency and collaboration from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus has made it difficult to assess the risk of African swine fever in the European Union, according to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). A study released on November 13, just days before the appearance of the first positive cases in wild boars in Spain after three decades free of the disease, addresses the situation of African swine fever starting with its introduction into Russia. The plague entered that country from the Caucasus in 2007 and in 2012 there was an increase in the notification of outbreaks in the central area; its presence was finally confirmed in other countries bordering the EU such as Ukraine (2012) and Belarus (2013). According to the report, the lack of transparency of these countries regarding the epidemiological situation and the measures adopted to fight the disease, as well as the lack of collaboration with the EU, have been the "main factor of ...