Editorial: La Vanguardia

• President Joe Biden is reluctant to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack Russia due to fear of a military escalation before US elections.
• France and the UK support Ukraine's use of missiles to balance a potential negotiation with Russia.
• Putin suggests that if Ukraine attacks Russia with missiles, the US and other NATO countries will be seen as direct participants in the war against Russia.
• Putin has managed to normalize the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, despite the illegality of the situation.
• Ukraine feels a need to expand its victories in order to negotiate on equal terms with the Kremlin.
• Neither the US nor Germany appear willing to run the risk of a war escalation sparked by testing Putin's threats.
• Ukraine will have to wait for the outcome of the US Presidential Election for a potential shift in its support.

Conclusion: Biden's caution is a risky strategy and difficult to sustain in the long term, but acceding to Ukraine's demands could trigger a chain of unforeseeable events.

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