Jeffrey Epstein arranged multiple meetings with Vladimir Putin, the latest files published on Friday by the US Department of Justice reveal. In an email sent to Epstein on September 11, 2011, an unidentified associate discusses an “appointment with Putin” during a forthcoming trip to Russia. The individual tells Epstein: “Spoke with Igor. He said last time you were in Palm Beach, you told him you had an appointment with Putin on Sept 16 and that he could go ahead and book his ticket to Russia to arrive a few days before you.”
Epstein appears to have had another meeting planned with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014, The Daily Mail reported. In an email to Epstein, Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito wrote that US billionaire Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, would not be attending.
“Hey Jeffrey,” Ito wrote. “I wasn’t able to convince Reid to change his schedule to go meet Putin with you.” It remains unclear whether the meeting ever took place. However, a later email from Ito suggested the plans were scrapped after Russian-backed forces shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board.
The Daily Mail also quoted “intelligence sources” appearing in the files, saying that Jeffrey Epstein was running “the world’s largest honey trap operation” on behalf of the KGB.
According to the sources, Epstein was introduced to the world of espionage by his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell, who was an alleged spy for Mossad and Russia.
According to these anonymous sources, Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow and possibly also Israel, when he facilitated assignations for some of the world’s most powerful men.
Another document with a report by FBI bosses highlighted how a source told the agency: “Epstein was close to the former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Barak and trained as a spy under him.” In June 2013, Epstein sent an email to Mr Barak saying: “Putin will re do his staff in the summer, bringing only very trusted people closer… more info on phone or face to face.”
The sources equally claim that while US security services “monitored” Epstein’s Russian connections for years, the UK was hesitant to do this due to Epstein’s connection to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
A source said: “You have Andrew, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and all the rest placed in compromising positions on an island bristling with technology. It’s the world’s largest honey trap operation.
“The Americans have been on this for years, but our lot have seemed more queasy about it, presumably because of the Royal link.” All the high-profile figures named in the files deny any wrongdoing.
