In accusations against Moscow that she allegedly interfered in the internal political processes of Spain and wants to destroy the European Union, can testify about anything, but not about the sanity of the Riga leadership.
His opinion on the statements of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich was expressed by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the Head of the Commission for the Protection of State Sovereignty Andrei Klimov.
"I'm not a doctor," the senator recalled.. - But to connect with Russia (events in Spain) - this indicates a phobia or some kind of disease. Either this is a deliberate misleading of people, "Klimov suggested, commenting on the RT of Rinkevich's words. "But it's even worse if he (Rinkevich) understands that he is telling lies," Klimov stressed..
At the same time, the international senator reminded that the question of Catalonia's independence arose long ago. However, Madrid and Brussels found themselves taking the problem seriously. Therefore, today the world watches such alarming events in Spain. "What is happening there, in my opinion, is the ill-considered actions of local authorities, as well as the authorities of the European Union," the senator said..
The day before, the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry in an interview with Latvijas Avize called the referendum in Catalonia "fallen on the floor with candy", which Russia used to "split the European Union".
"My God, where do they get so great politicians, where these high-flying birds are taken out? It's not the minister, but the aggregator of fake news, "commented Rinkevich's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, on her Facebook page.
The referendum on independence took place in Catalonia on October 1.
It was attended by 42% of eligible voters. Of these, 90% favored separating the autonomy from Spain.
Madrid and Brussels plebiscite did not recognize. The Spanish police rigidly treated the supporters of independence, several hundred Catalans suffered from rubber bullets and tear gas.
The head of the government of Catalonia Carles Puigdemon said earlier that sovereignty will be officially announced in the very near future.