Taras Zhovtenko

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Taras Zhovtenko is a defense analyst at the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a Ukrainian think tank based in Kyiv, where he focuses on international security. Zhovtenko was previously an associate professor at the National University of Ostroh Academy and the Ukrainian Catholic University, where he taught courses on international security, hybrid warfare, and military policy. He is also a member of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry's Public Advisory Board.

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Burkovskyi, Zhovtenko: Going nuclear or mad? Russia pretends both to hide capability gaps

by Petro Burkovskyi, Taras Zhovtenko April 21, 2023

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. Amid the failures of its full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia hurries up the overhaul of its nuclear strategy, indicating that the Kremlin understands

Taras Zhovtenko

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Burkovskyi, Zhovtenko: Going nuclear or mad? Russia pretends both to hide capability gaps

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