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Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC in an interview that the Trump administration will ask Volodymyr Zelensky for his version of a "realistic vision for peace". "And if President Zelensky comes to the table and says, well we can only have peace if we have Crimea, he shows to us that he's not serious," Bryan Lanza said. "Crimea is gone." Ukraine wants peace more than anyone. But peace does not mean just another frozen conflict. Peace must be sustainable. To ensure this, Ukraine needs real workable security guarantees that will deter Russia. Statements like “Crimea is gone” are a direct invitation for Putin not to make peace, but to continue his invasion and terror of Ukraine, until “Ukraine is gone” instead. We cannot range or categorize Ukrainian territories. This paves the way for a great redrawing of the geopolitical map post-Ukraine – and not just in Europe. No one knows where that will stop and how much blood will be shed in the process. The USA has never recognized Crimea as Russian and sanctioned the Russian authorities for the occupation of the peninsula. It’s very important that this stance continues to be voiced and heard. The Crimea issue is not a short-term one. Obviously, right now no one is discussing a swift liberation of Russian-occupied Crimea. We are talking about stopping combat, about negotiations and the search for leverage that would allow us to stop Putin. And that is the main question. It is not "how to influence Ukraine". The main question is how to stop Russia and Putin.