President Vladimir Putin’s stated goal of retaining the Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces is being met with grudging bipartisan acquiescence in the United States, even among lawmakers who want to send more weapons to Ukraine.

“Realistically, Crimea is not coming back to Ukraine,” Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said during a Wednesday hearing. “We need a sovereign democratic Ukraine that can survive. We have a sovereign democratic Ukraine that can survive, right now.”