‘Bewildering’: Moscow ridicules bizarre Spanish claim that Russia was ready to send 10,000 troops to support Catalan separatists

Russia has derided

Russia has derided an accusation by a Spanish judge that Moscow offered military support for Catalonian independence during the 2017 political crisis, calling the willingness to believe the story “off the scale in its absurdity.”

According to Barcelona-based judge Joaquín Aguirre, during the peak of Catalan separatist tensions, a Russian group had offered thousands of men and 70 billion euro ($81bn) to Catalonia, which was ultimately declined.

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