July 3, 2024 – Full letter with 61 signatories ⇒ PDF
The letter argues that “the closer NATO comes to promising that Ukraine will join the alliance once the war ends, the greater the incentive for Russia to keep fighting the war.” Moreover, the letter argues that the West can manage the challenges that Russia poses without bringing Ukraine into NATO. Indeed, “moving Ukraine toward membership in the alliance could make the problem worse, turning Ukraine into the site of a prolonged showdown between the world’s two leading nuclear powers.”