The U.S. Department of State reported on Tuesday that Nuland is on its way from Vienna to Moscow “to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine and next steps to implement the Minsk agreements in support of the Normandy countries and the Trilateral Contact Group. She will also discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues with Russian officials”.

After her visit in the Russian capital, the U.S. official will join Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels who is to visit Brussels on May 18-20.