The United States has demonstrated willingness to recognize the Crimea Russian

Presidential adviser on national security John Bolton laid flowers on Red Square in Moscow at a memorial monument to the hero-city of Kerch. Thus, the adviser honored the memory of victims of the massacre of students and teachers in Kerch, the US Embassy in Russia informs in his Twitter.
"John Bolton laid flowers in memory of the victims of the terrible tragedy that happened last week at the Kerch Polytechnic College," - said in a statement.
You can see in the picture under the message that, together with the adviser to the US President Bolton, the memory of the citizens of Russia who died in Kerch was honored by the US Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman.
Earlier, during a meeting of US Secretary of Defense James Mattis with the head of the Russian department, Sergei Shoigu, the American expressed condolences over the tragedy in Kerch. In Ukraine, both gestures saw recognition of the Russian status quo of the Crimea. Earlier, Trump adviser Bolton stated that "he came to Putin with no peace."
Recall that Crimea reunited with Russia after the 2014 referendum, when more than 98% of voters voted for this step.