On 29 December, Serhii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, and Martin Jäger, German Ambassador to Ukraine, discussed Ukrainian budgetary needs for the coming year. Source: Marchenko and Jäger on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Jäger, commenting on the "productive and candid conversation" with the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, noted that the parties "talked about the current budget situation and the needs for 2024.