European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted on Monday that she had the first call of the new year with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Soon we'll start disbursing our €18 billion support package in monthly tranches," von der Leyen added.
Zelenskyy said he was waiting for 2023's first tranche of the EU macro-financial aid in January after their talks.
Writing on Twitter, Zelenskyy thanked von der Leyen for the support from the EU and said the two leaders coordinated steps on a Ukraine-EU summit.