Land #robots now account for 90% of #Ukrainian #army #logistics. In January, #Ukraine’s armed forces carried out a record 7,000 operations using ground vehicles, or #UGVS.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/fighting-robots-give-ukraine-hope-in-war-with-russia
A court in #moscow has sentenced #German sculptor and carnivalist Jacques #Tilly in absentia to eight years and six months in prison for "offending religious sensibilities."
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/tilly-urteil-moskau-100.html
#russia will not tolerate #Armenia’s closer ties with the #EU, #putin warned Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan during a rare and tense meeting at the #Kremlin
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/03/putin-issues-ultimatum-to-armenia-over-closer-ties-with-eu
An #investigation by the Kyiv Independent reveals that #russia’s shadow fleet uses #Starlink and #cryptocurrency
https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-inside-russias-shadow-fleet/
Two #German companies from the Rhine-Main region are alleged to have illegally exported machine parts and chemicals to #russia despite #sanctions.
Following a large-scale raid, customs officials have seized assets worth millions.
#Bulgaria has asked the #EU for help to fight off interference from #russia ahead of its #election later this month
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-turns-to-eu-to-fend-off-election-meddling/
#Britain to host 35 countries for strait of #Hormuz talks.
#US understood not to be invited directly to talks that will explore ways of reopening critical waterway
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/hormuz-strait-talks-britain-starmer
