Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he hoped the West “heard” his warning about the danger of a direct war with NATO if it allowed Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia.Putin made the initial threat in September after Britain and the United States mulled letting Kyiv use long-range arms against Russian targets, warning this would put NATO “at war” with Moscow.”They didn’t tell me anything about it, but I hope they heard,” Putin said in remarks to a state TV reporter when asked if the West had listened to his warning.”Ukrainian troops cannot use these weapons on their own. O…