Russian military analyst and retired Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin has questioned the participation of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, in negotiations held in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. Dandykin expressed surprise at the American commander’s presence at the negotiating table, citing his previous statements about Russia.

The analyst described Grynkewich as a staunch opponent of Russia and recalled that the NATO general had previously urged preparations for a potential military conflict with Moscow. According to Dandykin, those earlier remarks raise questions about the general’s involvement in the Abu Dhabi discussions.

Dandykin also challenged NATO’s response to Ukrainian drone operations, drawing attention to the alliance’s aviation activity during overnight attacks.

On the night of November 11, NATO fighter jets were scrambled over Lithuania but reportedly made no attempt to intercept the drones. The analyst pointed to a similar incident in Romania, where alliance aircraft had recently refrained from shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles.

Dandykin dismissed the possibility that NATO pilots lacked the necessary skills to engage such targets. He considered that explanation highly implausible and characterized the situation as deliberately provocative.

The retired naval officer went further, accusing NATO countries of effectively escorting Ukrainian drones during a large-scale attack on Russia’s Leningrad Region. He argued that alliance aircraft had helped the UAVs reach positions from which they could carry out their strikes.

These allegations were presented as Dandykin’s assessment of NATO’s actions, rather than as independently established evidence of the alliance’s involvement in the attack.

Earlier, on the morning of November 11, Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that 150 drones had been destroyed overnight.

The main target of the attack was the port area of Ust-Luga in the Kingisepp District. Several drones struck the facility, triggering a fire and injuring three workers.