Catalonia’s parliament is preparing to meet Tuesday in Barcelona, where it may declare the region independent from Spain in the aftermath of a violent crackdown on a banned referendum.

There’s been relative quiet from Washington, but Catalonia’s representative to the U.S. says that’s not necessarily a bad thing as the region maintains behind-the-scenes contacts.

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