NATO PA meeting in Dayton shifts focus away from Ukraine, says Ukrainian delegate

This was reported by Yehor Cherniev, head of the permanent delegation to NATO PA, on his Facebook page.

Cherniev said he had "mixed feelings" regarding the NATO PA session in Dayton, which was concluding its work, and that this was the first time in three years he had encountered such a situation.

According to him, although Ukraine was mentioned many times and had separate reports, the overall focus of the meeting was shifted away from the Russia-Ukraine war to events 30 years ago – the signing of the Dayton Accords that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Cherniev also noted that the meeting with the American delegation was "not as warm as usual" – which sharply contrasted with the "absolute support from Europeans" behind the scenes.

“By the way, the Europeans were also surprised by the priorities set by the host party for this NATO PA session,” said the head of the Ukrainian delegation.

At the same time, Yehor Cherniev said the delegation was very satisfied with the final NATO PA declaration – which, among other things, rejected the Kremlin’s ultimatum that Ukraine should not become a member of the Alliance.

“In the end, I can still call this session very successful. The Europeans strongly support us, and we will continue working with the Americans,” he concluded.

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