With soaring inflation and the ruble dropping to one of its lowest levels against the dollar since President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine, this year Russians will have to pay more for the dish, which is traditionally served alongside caviar and tangerines, before the New Year is toasted in.

Kellogg was initially scheduled to visit Kyiv in early January to meet with Ukrainian leaders, and his team also planned meetings with officials in other European capitals, including Rome and Paris. But his "fact-finding trip,