Secretary of state says Nato is ‘prepared to impose severe costs’ on Moscow if invasion attempted

The US has said it has evidence Russia has made plans for a “large scale” attack on Ukraine and said Nato allies were “prepared to impose severe costs” on Moscow if it attempts an invasion.

Speaking at a Nato ministers meeting in Latvia, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was unclear whether Vladimir Putin had made a decision to invade but added: “He’s putting in place the capacity to do so in short order, should he so decide.

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