Philip Shishkin
@philip-shishkin.bsky.social
former Wall Street Journal reporter; founder of Frontier Research Group; author of Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia
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Episode 2 of the bizarre Bitcoin fight underway in the Republic of Georgia. Episode 1 was published in the New York Times earlier (and is linked in the story below), but the two stories can be read in any sequence. There will be an Episode 3
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Georgia's ‘Shadow Ruler’ Is Trying to Claw Back a Bitcoin Fortune Worth $1B
Ten years ago, he declined a credible offer to mine bitcoin, missing out on an opportunity to make billions. Now that his personal fortune is dwindling, Bidzina Ivanishvili is going to extreme lengths...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Episode 2 of the bizarre Bitcoin fight underway in the Republic of Georgia. Episode 1 was published in the New York Times earlier (and is linked in the story below), but the two stories can be read in any sequence. There will be an Episode 3
www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025...
www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025...
Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Reposted by Philip Shishkin
There have been many many bad takes during the Russo-Ukraine war. But amongst the worst was all the horseshit yesterday that Trump was cracking down on Putin. As it was, he is protecting the Russian dictator (once again).
July 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There have been many many bad takes during the Russo-Ukraine war. But amongst the worst was all the horseshit yesterday that Trump was cracking down on Putin. As it was, he is protecting the Russian dictator (once again).
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Nothing says we’ll defend Taiwan like pulling weapons supplies from Ukraine
Nothing says we’ll defend Taiwan like pulling weapons supplies from Ukraine
Pentagon Official at Center of Weapons Pause on Ukraine Wants U.S. to Focus on China
Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Nothing says we’ll defend Taiwan like pulling weapons supplies from Ukraine
Nothing says we’ll defend Taiwan like pulling weapons supplies from Ukraine
Reposted by Philip Shishkin
My interview with Vladimir Medinsky, Putin's chief negotiator on Ukraine and a man who has spent decades cementing a Kremlin narrative on history that paved the way for the invasion of Ukraine. He said Russia is willing to fight as long as is necessary to win www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Russia’s Top Peace Negotiator Is a Historian Who Justified the War
Vladimir Medinsky warned, in an interview, that Ukraine would lose more territory if it doesn’t agree to Moscow’s list of demands.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My interview with Vladimir Medinsky, Putin's chief negotiator on Ukraine and a man who has spent decades cementing a Kremlin narrative on history that paved the way for the invasion of Ukraine. He said Russia is willing to fight as long as is necessary to win www.wsj.com/world/russia...
