Boris Gryzlov, Russia's representative in the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the situation in Donbas, arrived in Kyiv on Monday, a source with knowledge on the matter told Interfax.

The source linked the visit to the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group scheduled to be held in Minsk on January 13.

Interfax has no official information on this matter.

Gryzlov was appointed permanent representative of Russia in the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine by a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 26, 2015.

The latest meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group was held on December 22, 2015.