Zelensky warns, urges Western defences

Reposted by Brigid Laffan, Anders Aslund

Scholar power: 64.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brigid Laffan	62%	27	32.2%
🎓 Anders Aslund	55%	34	32.1%
Total			64.3%

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14.4 h

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0.811

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by Michael McFaul

117%

Scholar power: 117.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	65%	36	117.0%

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45.0%

22.3 h

9

117.0%

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0.618

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by Anders Aslund

96%

Scholar power: 96.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anders Aslund	55%	34	96.2%

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48.0%

9.4 h

37

96.2%

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0.394

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by Michael Kofman Reposted by Maria Snegovaya

55%

Scholar power: 55.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Kofman	59%	4	35.4%
🎓 Maria Snegovaya	64%	10	20.2%
Total			55.6%

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47.0%

10.7 h

181

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0.297

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by Michael McFaul

117%

Scholar power: 117.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	65%	36	117.0%

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45.0%

22.4 h

8

117.0%

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0.461

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Reposted by Stephen Sestanovich

14%

Scholar power: 14.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stephen Sestanovich	59%	6	14.5%

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51.0%

11.0 h

2289

14.5%

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0.231

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by Taras Kuzio

129%

Scholar power: 129.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Taras Kuzio	68%	40	129.0%

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52.0%

13.5 h

0

129.0%

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0.13

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by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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65.0%

16.4 h

1

44.2%

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0.114

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

"Western intelligence officials": Recruiters and propagandists, formerly w #Russia 's paramilitary Wagner Group, are leading channel for #Kremlin- organised sabotage attacks in Europe

Encouraging economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence in #NATO coutnries

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,453: #Zelensky — “Please Take Care of Yourselves”

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,453: Zelensky - "Please Take Care of Yourselves" - EA WorldView

Praising resiilence of Ukrainians amid Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, President Zelensky says, "Please take care of yourselves".

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM

Reposted by Lars P. Feld

17%

Scholar power: 17.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lars P. Feld	24%	50	17.0%

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51.0%

13.7 h

274

17.0%

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0.104

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Reposted by Gerald Friedman

10%

Scholar power: 10.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	29%	13	10.5%

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59.0%

14.3 h

317

10.5%

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0.098

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Grainne Brennan

@grainnebrennan.bsky.social

t.me/NewsInsideUk...

t.me/noel_reports...

President Zelensky warned that allowing Russia to seize territory would repeat mistakes made since 2014 and earlier conflicts. He said Putin cannot be stopped with concessions and claimed Russia is losing 30,000 to 35,000 troops a month.

February 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM

by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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70.0%

16.6 h

6

44.2%

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0.113

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Zelensky Chief of Staff Budanov en route to 3rd set of #Ukraine- #Russia- US talks in Geneva:

"On the road, together with colleagues, we will discuss the lessons of our history and look for the right conclusions.

Ukraine’s interests must be safeguarded"

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,453: #Zelensky — “Please Take Care of Yourselves”

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,453: Zelensky - "Please Take Care of Yourselves" - EA WorldView

Praising resiilence of Ukrainians amid Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, President Zelensky says, "Please take care of yourselves".

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM

by Michael Kofman

35%

Scholar power: 35.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Kofman	59%	4	35.4%

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48.0%

10.7 h

79

35.4%

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0.088

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Michael Kofman

@michaelkofman.bsky.social

Happy to share the latest. My views on the current battlefield dynamics and where the war stands in 2026. Happy to share the latest. www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukrai...

Ukraine’s War of Endurance

The fight for advantage in the conflict’s fifth year.

www.foreignaffairs.com

February 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM

Reposted by Kori Schake

20%

Scholar power: 20.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kori Schake	68%	9	20.4%

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58.0%

14.3 h

29

20.4%

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0.081

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Franz-Stefan Gady

@hoanssolo.bsky.social

„Although Ukraine faces challenges, time is less & less on 🇷🇺 ’s side, however much Moscow portrays the situation otherwise. Moscow cannot wish away the fundamental mismatch between the military means it has available & the political aims it seeks to achieve.“ www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukrai...

Ukraine’s War of Endurance

The fight for advantage in the conflict’s fifth year.

www.foreignaffairs.com

February 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM

by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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69.0%

18.2 h

5

44.2%

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0.097

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Zelensky praises resilience of Ukrainians amid #Russia strikes on energy infrastructure

"Several more cold days lie ahead, and everyone has already seen how Russians exploit this"

Hails "new support packages" agreed during #MunichSecurityConference - Calls for 20-yr security guarantee

#Ukraine

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,453: #Zelensky — “Please Take Care of Yourselves”

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,453: Zelensky - "Please Take Care of Yourselves" - EA WorldView

Praising resiilence of Ukrainians amid Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, President Zelensky says, "Please take care of yourselves".

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM

by Mark Galeotti

75%

Scholar power: 75.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark Galeotti	63%	16	75.6%

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54.0%

15.7 h

11

75.6%

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0.074

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Mark Galeotti

@markgaleotti.bsky.social

Monday morning re-up: Navalny poisoned, Ukraine talks continuing, Epstein case reframed -- and Russia, hybrid, fluid or cyberpunk?

Mark Galeotti @markgaleotti.bsky.social · 1d

In Moscow's Shadows 236: What Is Russia?

A quick look at the latest on Navalny, Ukraine talks and Epstein, then digging into what kind of country Russia is, shaped by, yet kicking against globalisation

www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...

In Moscow's Shadows 236: What Is Russia? - In Moscow's Shadows

In the first half, I look at the latest news about Navalny's death, what a change in the composition of the Russian negotiation team in Geneva may mean, and why looking for a dubious Russian connectio...

www.buzzsprout.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM

Reposted by Francesco Nicoli

22%

Scholar power: 22.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Francesco Nicoli	52%	18	22.1%

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50.0%

16.3 h

66

22.1%

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0.066

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦

@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦❗️ Stoltenberg: The big mistake was not to provide more support earlier to Ukraine. We should have started in 2014.

The Ukrainians would control more of their territory today, and we might even have prevented the full-scale invasion if we had armed and trained them in 2014 and in 2022.

February 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM

by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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61.0%

16.7 h

4

44.2%

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0.086

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

Global monitor: Murders of #Ukraine civilians by #Russia bombing rose by 26% in 2025

2,248+ civilians were killed and 12,493 injured by Russia's explosives, with casualties per incident rising significantly

#UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,453: #Zelensky — “Please Take Care of Yourselves”

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,453: Zelensky - "Please Take Care of Yourselves" - EA WorldView

Praising resiilence of Ukrainians amid Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, President Zelensky says, "Please take care of yourselves".

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM

Reposted by Mark Galeotti

25%

Scholar power: 25.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark Galeotti	63%	16	25.2%

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48.0%

8.8 h

5

25.2%

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0.053

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by Gerald Friedman

31%

Scholar power: 31.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	29%	13	31.4%

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58.0%

11.9 h

0

31.4%

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0.051

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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

Russia's war on Ukrainians is a war-crime in itself
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers

Exclusive: Figures said to reflect increased Russian military targeting of cities and infrastructure

www.theguardian.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM

by Scott Lucas

44%

Scholar power: 44.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 54%, Engineering 18%, Energy 14%, Economics 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	38%	15	44.2%

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Scholar power

55.0%

12.3 h

12

44.2%

Ranking score

0.082

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

1,500+ apartment buildings in #Kyiv w/o heating after waves of #Russia strikes in January and February

Many of them expected to remain without heat thru rest of winter

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,453: #Zelensky — “Please Take Care of Yourselves”

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,453: Zelensky - "Please Take Care of Yourselves" - EA WorldView

Praising resiilence of Ukrainians amid Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, President Zelensky says, "Please take care of yourselves".

eaworldview.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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