Spain takes the first step towards suspending Catalonia's independence, threatens with nuclear war (Video)

The Spanish government is scheduled to meet on Saturday morning to take unprecedented steps by retaining power from the separatist government of Catalonia after Catalan President Carles Puigdemont claimed a mandate for declaring independence, reports “Deutsche Welle”, the Periscope broadcast.

“We tried in every way to avoid a difficult situation, but you will understand that... we have reached an extreme situation,” said Rajoy at a press conference during an EU) summit in Brussels.

Catal leaders' actions go directly against the basic principles of the European Union, and that is why no one should be surprised that the leaders of the European Union are supporting the Spanish” position, he added.

Since a controversial independence referendum earlier this month, Madrid and Barcelona have been trapped in a political crisis, considered the worst since Spain's transition to a democracy.

Dreams of Independence

Puigdemont's government in Catalonia has confirmed that about 90 percent of voters have supported the region's independence.

After the vote, Puigdemon offered a symbolic declaration of independence, but immediately suspended the divorce process after urging Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to give a deadline for clarification of the Catalan government's position.

Minutes before Thursday's deadline, Puigdemont refused to move on his separatist discour, pledging to move forward with independence if Madrid rejected the talks and removed Article 155 of Spain's constitution.

Madrid has won much needed support from King Felipe IV of Spain and the EU to move forward in suspending Catalonia's autonomy by removing Article 155, taking into account the “nuclear option” to deal with the crisis.

“Some have sown disagreements deliberately ignoring the law,” European Parliament President Antonio Tayan said on awards night in the Spanish town of Oviedo./Periscopi/