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\"\"July 3, 2024 – Full letter with 61 signatories \u21d2 PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

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.\u201d Moreover, the letter argues that the West can manage the challenges that Russia poses without bringing Ukraine into NATO. Indeed, \u201cmoving Ukraine toward membership in the alliance could make the problem worse, turning Ukraine into the site of a prolonged showdown between the world\u2019s two leading nuclear powers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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