“It seems absurd to me that now we have more problems with Russia than during the Soviet era,” RIA Novosti quotes Puigdemon.
He noted that in his opinion, the future will be achieved through dialogue between East and West.
The former head of Catalonia also raised the issue of sanctions, recalling that five years have passed since their introduction.
“The time has come to change them,” he added.
On October 28, 2018, Puigdemon announced the creation of a new party called the National Call for the Republic.