US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when questioned in Congress, touched on the territorial issue of Ukraine. He said Ukraine could adopt a different strategy to resolve its dispute with Russia, while diplomacy remained a viable option.
Blinken noted that there is a part of Ukraine that the Ukrainians are willing to recapture by force, but there is also a part of the territory that the Ukrainians may consider other ways to recover. These are the decisions of the Ukrainians themselves, he said, and they want to decide what their future looks like and how they will guarantee their sovereignty, territorial integrity and national independence.
He said these words in response to a question from Republican Rep. Stewart. Stewart asked him if the United States supports Ukraine's Zelensky to return Crimea from Russia. Stewart believes that if the United States does this, it is asking for trouble for itself, because Russia will not give up Crimea easily.
Blinken also said that the United States does not want to see the issue shelved, or compromised, because that would give Russia a chance to rest, arm, and then attack again. He said the goal of the United States is to get a fair and lasting solution to this issue for the benefit of all.
Epilogue. In fact, Zelensky has also said that he will try to return Crimea to Ukraine's embrace through diplomatic channels. However, the key question is, what will he do if diplomacy is ineffective