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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by pbhjpbhj on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:13AM (#15568463)
Pardon my ignorance, but why would Russia support Catalan independence?
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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by chrisbrowning on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:30AM (#15568663)
They see it as "payback" for the EU/Nato's support for Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. Interestingly, Spain is probably the only Western nation that doesn't recognize Kosovo's independence.
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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by matthewmacleod on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:18AM (#15568511)
Same reason they supported Brexit - it causes instability and weakens the EU.
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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by bzbarsky on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:27AM (#15568615)
If I had to guess: (1) Because they feel that it would add legitimacy to the "referendum" they held in Crimea, if only by comparison and (2) just generally to cause trouble in the EU.
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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by darishante on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:19AM (#15568523)
Russia seems to like Europe destabilized, in all possible ways.
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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by jacquesm on Friday October 27, 2017 @10:26AM (#15568603)
Divide and conquer.
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