Ukrainian MP: NATO Assembly meeting in US has shifted focus away from Russia's war against Ukraine

The head of Ukraine's permanent delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Yehor Cherniev, has said that at a recent meeting of the Assembly in Dayton, less attention was paid to Russia's war against Ukraine than at previous gatherings over the past three years, and the American delegation's attitude towards their Ukrainian counterparts was cooler.

Source: Yehor Cherniev, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Cherniev said that he had a "mixed" impression of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) session in Dayton, which is coming to a close, and that he had not encountered this before in the last three years.

He noted that although there had been many references to Ukraine and separate reports, overall the meeting had attempted to shift the focus away from the Russo-Ukrainian war and towards events of 30 years ago – the signing of the Dayton Agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Cherniev also commented that the meeting with the US delegation was not as warm as usual, in stark contrast with the total support from the Europeans behind the scenes.

"The Europeans, incidentally, were also surprised by the host’s emphasis at this NATO PA session," the head of the Ukrainian delegation said.

Nonetheless, Cherniev stated that the delegation was very pleased with the NATO PA’s final declaration, which rejected the Kremlin's ultimatum that Ukraine could not become a member of the Alliance.

"In the end, I can still call this session a very successful one. The Europeans are categorically on our side, and we will work with the Americans," he concluded.

Background:

• Earlier, it was reported that because of US President Donald Trump, NATO is preparing a mini-declaration for the summit in The Hague that will likely not mention Ukraine.
• There have also been reports that the US is opposed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being invited to the NATO summit. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied this.

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