U.S. Could Offer Concessions If Putin Ignores Crimea Vote - Andrea Mitchell

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Source: NBC News

LONDON - The United States and Ukraine's interim government could offer concessions to Vladimir Putin - but only if Russia ignores the outcome of Sunday's controversial referendum in Crimea, sources close to the talks said Friday.

The concessions would also depend on Russia not moving its forces any further into Ukraine.

U.S. officials are extremely concerned about Russia's military movements and say they will have very little warning if Russia actually moves its troops into eastern Ukraine.

Secretary of State John Kerry was in a meeting with his opposite number, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at Winfield House, the U.S. Ambassador's residence in London, as of 3 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET).

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/u-s-could-offer-concessions-if-putin-ignores-crimea-vote-n52746

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The concessions would also depend on Russia not moving its forces any further into Ukraine.

Isn't that a "Well, DUH!" kind of thing?