“As you know, we sent our diplomatic proposals to Russia.
NATO took a similar step this week.
And we saw some signs that Russia is interested in contacts on these proposals, ”Nuland quotes RIA Novosti.
According to her, one sign of such interest from Moscow is the fact that Lavrov and Blinken "will probably have a conversation in the coming week."
Earlier, Blinken's aide Karen Donfried also said that the conversation between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could take place next week.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the exact timing of the new contact between Lavrov and Blinken is still unknown.