{"id":3262,"date":"2026-02-06T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:35:57","slug":"russia-responds-to-claims-epstein-was-a-kgb-agent-who-set-up-worlds-largest-honeytrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3262","title":{"rendered":"Russia responds to claims Epstein was a \u2018KGB agent\u2019 who set up \u2018world\u2019s largest honeytrap\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Russia responds to claims Epstein was a \u2018KGB agent\u2019 who set up \u2018world\u2019s largest honeytrap\u2019\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kgb-epstein.png?height=721&amp;width=1280\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>It comes as Poland is asking for investigations<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Russia has dismissed claims that Jeffrey Epstein was used as asset for Russian intelligence, after reports that he may have been used by Russian security services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, there was no point in \u201cwasting time&#8221; on the question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He added that the statement could not be taken seriously, saying he would \u201clike to joke a lot\u201d about these reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Claims that Epstein may have been a KGB agent prompted Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to ask for an investigation in his country into possible links between Epstein and Russian authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The <em>Mail on Sunday<\/em> reported that the newly released US documents mention Vladimir Putin more than 1,000 times, with thousands of other references to Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The files dropped on Friday as part of a huge DOJ release involving more than three million pages of material connected to Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In those records are several emails where Epstein or his circle appear to discuss potential meetings with Putin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>One message from September 2011 reportedly references an \u201cappointment with Putin\u201d during an upcoming trip to Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Another email from 2014 shows Japanese tech investor Joi Ito telling Epstein he couldn\u2019t persuade LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to \u201cgo meet Putin with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>There\u2019s no evidence these meetings ever actually happened, only that they were discussed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The \u2018KGB agent\u2019 allegation<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to the Mail\u2019s reporting, some intelligence sources in the US believe Epstein may have been used by Russian security services, with one insider even claiming he could have operated as a \u201cKGB agent\u201d or asset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The idea pushed by these sources is that Epstein\u2019s network of high-profile guests, private jets and his island \u201cbristling with technology\u201d could have been used as a giant honeytrap aimed at gathering compromising information on powerful people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>One source quoted by the Mail alleged that it is: \u201cThe world\u2019s largest honeytrap operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Another says: \u201cYou have Andrew, Bill Gates,\u00a0Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and all the rest placed in compromising positions on an island bristling with technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, the espionage speculation doesn\u2019t stop at Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Mail also revisits a long-running theory that Epstein may have had ties to Mossad, centred on his long relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell and her father the media tycoon, Robert Maxwell, who was rumoured to have worked with Israeli intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The suggestion is that Epstein could have been introduced to espionage through the Maxwells\u2019 alleged Mossad networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Mail\u2019s sources also claim Epstein had long-standing connections to figures in the Russian mafia, including organised crime bosses who may have had leverage over him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>US intelligence agencies reportedly monitored some of these alleged links for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>British agencies, however, are alleged to have been more cautious partly because of Epstein\u2019s friendship with then-Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As with previous Epstein document releases, appearing in his files, whether through emails, photos or meeting notes, does not mean someone committed wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The allegations of KGB links, Kremlin operations and Mossad involvement remain unverified and heavily disputed, and based largely on anonymous intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Russia #responds #claims #Epstein #KGB #agent #set #worlds #largest #honeytrap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It comes as Poland is asking for investigations Russia has dismissed claims that Jeffrey Epstein was used as asset for Russian intelligence, after reports that he may have been used by Russian security services. According to Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, there was no point in \u201cwasting time&#8221; on the question. 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