Timid Biden condemns Ukrainians to an agonising war without end | Simon Tisdall

By failing to act boldly and face down the Russians, Nato ensures this conflict will run and run

It seems odd, to put it mildly, that Joe Biden is happy to supply Ukraine with advanced rockets as long as it does not fire them at Russia. Vladimir Putin can aim missiles at Ukrainians from across the border whenever he wants - but Volodymyr Zelenskiy's troops can't shoot back at their tormentors.

Strange, too, that the UN is seeking Russia's agreement for convoys to escort grain from Odesa and other Ukrainian ports. It's Putin who is preventing 22 million tonnes of grain reaching the Middle East and Africa, where millions face famine. Don't ask permission. Send a multinational force to smash his illegal blockade.