Moscow, Russia – The Kremlin officially denied on Tuesday reports that the late American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sex crimes, had attempted to arrange a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the past decade.
Official and definitive response
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Kremlin has not received any formal or informal request from Epstein to meet with President Putin. This statement came in response to documents recently declassified by the US Department of Justice. The documents indicate the controversial American financier’s desire to establish communication channels with the Russian leadership.
Details of the leaked documents
According to a report published by the British newspaper The Independent and the Russian news site RT, the latest batch of files contains startling details. President Putin’s name appears 1,055 times in the recently released correspondence and documents. Epstein had been seeking a visa to enter Russia since 2010. Between 2013 and 2018, he repeatedly tried to pressure his political contacts to arrange a meeting with Putin.
The emails indicate that Epstein planned to discuss “foreign investments in Russia” as a pretext for the meeting. This was evident in his correspondence with prominent figures such as former Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland.
Background of the case
Jeffrey Epstein was convicted of running a vast sex trafficking ring involving underage girls, a case that rocked the political and economic elite in the United States and around the world. He was found hanged in his New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial. This incident continues to fuel numerous conspiracy theories and questions about the nature of his international connections. Meanwhile, these new leaks reveal the extent of Epstein’s efforts to infiltrate global political circles. His attempts continued even after his initial conviction in 2008.
