00:12⇢Ukraine-US Minerals Protocol Signed
⌨The newspapers report on the Ukraine conflict, with Paris hosting discussions between Ukrainian, American, British, French, and German representatives that led to "convergence" toward a "solid peace" (France TV Info). Simultaneously, Kyiv and Washington signed a protocol on Ukrainian minerals, potentially granting the US redevances as compensation for Biden's aid (Le Monde). In domestic news, David Pelicot describes his "devastated" family and loss of contact with his mother Gisèle, a victim in the Mazan rape case (BFMTV). SNCF Voyageurs CEO warns the railway "cannot afford a strike" amid negotiations with unions threatening action around May 8 (Le Parisien).