Russia says there is no evidence of its interference in the Catalan crisis.
Russia asserted on Wednesday that there is no evidence of its interference in the Catalan independence process; the country called the accusations "hysteria," attributing them to internal problems in Spain. "Perhaps this is explained by the fact that the capitals of the countries from which these accusations originate, whether Madrid or London, do not have their internal problems fully resolved," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference.
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Russia assured on Wednesday (15) that there is no evidence of its interference in the Catalan independence process. The country described the accusations as "hysteria," attributing them to internal problems in Spain. The information is from the EFE Agency.
"Perhaps this can be explained by the fact that the capitals of the countries from which these accusations originate, whether Madrid or London, do not have their internal problems fully resolved," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference.
Lavrov added that, "surely, this sensationalist hysteria was orchestrated to distract voters' attention from the inability to resolve internal problems."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also commented on the accusations against Russia, stating that there is no evidence of such action.
"Neither the Spanish authorities, nor NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization], nor the media have presented any argument worthy of attention in favor of these accusations, therefore we consider the claims unfounded, which appear to be a continuation of the same hysteria that currently exists in the United States and other countries," Peskov told reporters.
The minister and the Kremlin spokesman reacted this way after, on Monday (13), the Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, informed the Council of Ministers of the European Union, in Brussels, about the alleged Russian interference in the Catalonia crisis.
"We are not formally aware that the Russian government is behind this, but we know that this traffic comes from networks that have their propagation point in Russia," Dastis said.