"Senior Russian officials and business figures, including a former graduate of Russia's Federal Security Services Academy, cultivated relationships with Jeffrey Epstein, according to a trove of documents newly released by the Justice Department, expanding the scope of international contacts by the late financier and convicted sex offender. The documents reveal that several high-profile Russians met and corresponded directly with Epstein, and that Epstein made repeated efforts over multiple years to arrange a meeting with President Vladimir Putin."
"They also include evidence that Epstein enlisted a former leader of a pro-Kremlin youth movement who was once awarded a medal by Putin to help improve his public image. In response to the disclosures, Poland opened an inquiry into possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday."
"The Kremlin dismissed the move, with a spokesperson saying that the allegations of ties between Epstein and Russian intelligence "deserve nothing but jokes" and did not merit serious comment. Putin's name appears more than 1,000 times in the released Epstein files, but the majority of those references come from news clippings and media digests Epstein received rather than his personal correspondence."
Senior Russian officials and business figures, including a former graduate of Russia's Federal Security Services Academy, cultivated relationships with Jeffrey Epstein. Documents show several high-profile Russians met and corresponded directly with Epstein, and Epstein made repeated efforts over multiple years to arrange a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, often through former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland, though no meeting is evidenced. Epstein also enlisted a former leader of a pro-Kremlin youth movement, once awarded a medal by Putin, to boost his public image. Poland opened an inquiry into possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services. The Kremlin dismissed the allegations as jokes.
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