24 April 2022 - losing the war

Suppose Ukraine is losing the war and NATO decides to intervene after all. What intervention does the most good for the least risk? Apply the promise of no boots on the ground and the rule of thumb that whatever option is most discussed is wrong, and the answer is air and missile attacks on the southernmost elements of Russian power: The ships of the Black Sea Fleet blockading the ports. Commerce would lighten Ukraine's load more than clearing the sky of jets.