Nuland travels to Ukraine and Russia

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland is traveling on short-term visits to Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues, primarily the implementation of the Minsk agreements, according to the official statement published by U.S State Department, Ukrinform's own American correspondent reports.

"Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Kyiv, where he will meet with senior Ukrainian officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including reform priorities and implementation of the Minsk agreements on June 21," the document notes.

Then the U.S. State Department official will travel to the Russian capital, where she will discuss "the situation in eastern Ukraine and further steps to implement the Minsk agreements supported by Normandy format and Trilateral Contact Group.

The planned duration of stay for U.S. foreign ministry official in Kyiv and Moscow has not been reported.

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