American political scientists and diplomats are concerned about the new "cold war" between the US and Russia, which, in their view, represents an existential threat for the peoples of both countries and the world. To search for reliable and verified security measures, they urge Donald Trump to begin a direct dialogue with Vladimir Putin, the petition said on the White House website. The petition notes that "the summit should be organized as soon as possible". The authors quote the words of the 40th US President Ronald Reagan, who said: "A nuclear war can not be won," and stressing that "the only value in our two countries possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure that they will never be used".

They also remind Trump about the truth repeatedly repeated to him that "only haters and fools" do not understand that favorable American-Russian relations are also good for America. And they note that, in their opinion, the feelings of the Russian leader in relation to their country are similar. Among the authors of the appeal, the president of the American University in Moscow, Eduard Lozansky, the former State Department employee and Republican Party adviser James Jatras, the former senior CIA official Ray McGovern, and the Washington-based Russian House NGO,.