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Epstein built ties to Russians and sought to meet Putin, files show

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Newly released Justice Department documents reveal senior Russian officials and business figures, including a Federal Security Services Academy graduate, cultivated ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein sought meetings with Russia President Vladimir Putin and engaged with Sergey Belyakov, a Russian deputy economic development minister. Poland opened an inquiry into Epstein’s possible links to Russian intelligence, which the Kremlin dismissed as baseless.

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