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Do the Epstein files show he was working for Russia or another intelligence agency?

From internet users to US lawmakers, speculation abounds regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to intelligence agencies. Questions about his links to Russian elites have come to the forefront following the release of the latest batch of files.

Euronews

Inside Epstein's efforts to influence elites, from U.K. to Russia and beyond

Breaking down his contacts with foreign officials, royals and elites.

Axios

Was Jeffrey Epstein trying to cozy up to Russian President Putin? What files reveal

Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly sought to build links with Russia’s top leadership, including President Vladimir Putin, though there is no evidence he ever succeeded, newly released US Justice Department documents suggest.

The Times of India

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Putin named over 1,000 times in Epstein files - what emails reveal

Vladimir Putin’s name appears more than 1,000 times in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice. The release, comprising more than three million pages of documents, emails and images, has prompted fresh scrutiny of Epstein’s international contacts.

The Times of India

Epstein files reveal paedophile financier’s desperate attempts to court Vladimir Putin

The Russian president is named more than one thousand times in the documents released by the US Department of Justice

The Independent UK

The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him

Long after his conviction for sexual offences, businessmen, academics, journalists, politicians and royals sought his ear

The Guardian - US

Epstein tried to set up meeting with Kremlin to offer insight into Trump, newly released emails show

Lawmakers made some 20,000 emails public on Wednesday that shone a light on Jeffrey Epstein’s complex relationship with the US president

The Independent UK

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Jeffrey Epstein held meetings with Trump associates before 2016 election - years after sex offender conviction

The convicted sex offender invited Trump’s campaign backers Thomas Barrack and Peter Thiel to lunch with Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin

The Independent UK

Using lies and disinformation, Putin and his team have been building the case for a Ukraine invasion for 14 years

As the invasion of Ukraine began in late February 2022, President Vladimir Putin offered several justifications for why Russia had no other option.

The Conversation

Prominent Russians that have mysteriously died - including odd deaths of ambassadors

Deaths of Russian diplomats is more common than you might think- in fact, it might be regarded as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, if you examine the statistics

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