Russia hopes Europe has taken notice of warning about 'other, very short war' — Lavrov

  Moscow hopes that European countries have taken notice of Russia’s warning about a significantly different and "very short" war that may erupt if Europe opts to attack Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday as TASS reported.

Germany is preparing for a potential war with Russia and a mass influx of wounded, reports Bloomberg

Preparations at hospitals have begun. The Bundeswehr is modeling a scenario in which a conflict between Russia and NATO could result in up to 1,000 wounded soldiers arriving in Germany daily. Five military hospitals would quickly become overwhelmed.

Kosovo's ex-President Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to 25 years in prison, a Kosovo war crimes tribunal ruled Wednesday.

US approves massive $2.8B bomb package for Israel

The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion weapons package for Israel that includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs — 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s ,  The New York Times reported.

US House approves resolution demanding end to Iran war

The US House of Representatives has voted 220-204 to approve a resolution demanding that President Donald Trump end military operations against Iran, according to a C-SPAN broadcast and TASS.

Poland is deploying army units to the border with Ukraine — Reuters

Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that the Polish army would support border guards and is reinforcing border security to that end.