The Russian ambassador says that Moscow "has never interfered" in Catalonia and calls the accusations "unfounded". The Russian ambassador in Madrid, Yuri Klimenko, has flatly denied that Russia has interfered at any time in Catalonia.
"We consider absolutely unacceptable the unfounded statements and accusations against our country of interference," he claimed, arguing that they are "insinuations and a campaign." of well-orchestrated and planned disinformation" against his country. The Russian diplomat considered that it constitutes "a new example of the unprecedented level of hypocrisy and double standards that dominates this institution"