'''[[Ukraine]] cannot beat [[Russia]] on the battlefield''' and will have to enter talks with [[Putin]], [[Zelensky]] senior military commander tells ''[[The Economist]]''. [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13378649/Ukraine-beat-Russia-battlefield-enter-talks-Putin-one-Zelenskys-senior-military-commanders-admits.html]
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'''[[Stephen Bryen]]: [[France]] sends troops ''' to Ukraine. [https://weapons.substack.com/p/france-sends-troops-to-ukraine] ''Will the deployment trigger a bigger [[war]]?'' '''[[Blinken]], [[William Burns|Burns]] and [[NATO]]'s bid for [[Ukraine]]. [https://badlands.substack.com/p/a-bright-red-line]
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'''Over 2,000 protesters arrested''' at college campuses across the [[US]]. [https://www.axios.com/2024/05/02/college-protests-updates-hundreds-arrested-us-campuses]