Paris Ukraine conference raises just over 1 billion euros

France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Tuesday said parties to an international conference for Ukraine pledged payments of just over 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukraine's allies gathered in Paris earlier he needed at least 800 million euros ($840 million) in urgent winter energy aid as Russian forces target civilian infrastructure across the country. ($1 = 0.9483 euros)

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