UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No C17533703 Date 06 15 2016 t- • VJ uo •• -- - fu • CDNFl Bffl-H His Excellency RELEASE IN FULL William J CLINTON President of the United States of America Washington D C ______________ Q REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvin Russell Senior __ _ l -1 di £_ Cf Dear Bill Thank you for the letter where you have frankly laied out the US considerations in furtherance of our Tokyo discussion about the means to address the urgent task of ensuring the non-nuclear status of Ukraine To resolve this problem becomes increasingly imperative inter alia from the point of view of the long term interest of our two countries and the prospects for international stability as a whole Unfortunately both official statements and practical steps taken by the Ukrainian side confirin our worst fears concerning the nuclear drift of the Ukrainian leadership This can result in a serious derangement of the process of nuclear disarmament and universal efforts aimed at strengtbening the regime of the non-prolifiration of nuclear weapons You and us are of completely identical view regarding the essence of the p oblem Ukraine should without any reservations or conditions abide by her commitments stemming from the Lisbon Protocol i e she should ratify the START-1 Treaty and join the Treaty on non-prolifiration · of nuclear weapons as a non-nuclear atate Thus there is no room for compromise in this matter of basic significance In this respect upgrading coordination of steps between you and us becomes even more important For all practical purposes we have completed the study of the US considerations having to do with the tripartite statement on •de-activation or dismantlement of strategic forces warheads locatad at the territory of Ukraine and utilization of the released nuclear materials We intend to transmit very promptly our version of such a document to the us aide I have instructed to hold consultations with ijS representatives in order to coordinate our positions prior to the tripartite meeting in London of s albott and G Mamedov with the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister CONF BEN1lM UNCLASSIFIED U qepartment of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No C17533703 Date 06 15 2016 From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive WH E KOVSE SITUATIO ROOM UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No C17533703 Date 06 15 2016 WWI ' • HOUSE SITUATION ROOM ' • V - • • • ' CONFIBENTIAL 2 YELTSIN August 16 1993 Moscow -CONF IBENT AL UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No C17533703 Date 06 15 2016 From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive I'd like to stress that we have every reason to count on success but only if we can approach Kiev with a coordinated unified position Otherwise only counterproductive results can be achieved You and us have no stake in giving Ukraine any chance to entertain even sma lest · nuances in stances taken by the US and Russia I sincerely hope that there will be subsequent development and expansion of our interaction with you in the spirit of trust and partnership Sincerely