Kremlin dismisses claim Epstein was Russian spy
The Kremlin has mocked suggestions that late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secretly worked as a Russian spy. Poland has said it will investigate Epstein’s alleged ties to Russian intelligence after the latest release of millions of documents from the so called Epstein files. Asked if Epstein was a Russian agent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was tempted to make many jokes about the idea but did not want to waste time on it. The newly released files show Epstein repeatedly spoke of wanting to meet President Vladimir Putin, although there is no evidence that such a meeting ever took place. Peskov has previously said the Kremlin never received any request from Epstein, who died in a US jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Putin’s name appears often in the latest batch […]