US diplomatic engagement with Russia, including 2025 summits and peace proposals, has centered on security guarantees and possible territorial freezes along current lines of control without any formal recognition of Moscow’s sovereignty claims over Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, or Kherson. Recent G7 statements and bilateral US-Ukraine consultations continue to reaffirm Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty as core principles, while Russian officials have reiterated constitutional demands for full recognition that remain unmet. Ongoing negotiations through 2026 show no shift toward US acceptance of those claims, consistent with historical precedent that such recognitions require explicit executive or legislative action unlikely before the 2027 deadline.