Putin’s forces ready for ‘large missile attack’ as US vows North Korea troop response - US secretary of state Antony Blinken warns North Korean troops deployment ‘will get a firm response’

European governments and the U.S. have so far denied Kyiv permission to use their weapons for long-range strikes into Russia. Moscow has said such a move would be treated as tantamount to their direct involvement in the conflict, raising fears that it would open them up for retaliatory action.