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To reach a lasting resolution, it is paramount that international leaders reevaluate their approach to Ukraine's NATO membership amid ongoing hostilities. As history illustrates, the inception of the war revolved around NATO's expansion, thus leveraging NATO membership as an exit strategy could pose significant risks. Moreover, any framework that includes sanctions relief for Russia could incentivize Moscow to comply temporarily, yet it poses the risk of allowing the nation to recover and strengthen militarily.