Russia’s top diplomat said the late US financier’s crimes are “beyond comprehension”
A protester holds a picture of Jeffrey Epstein outside a New York courthouse. July 8, 2019. © Stephanie Keith / Getty Images
[RT] The
decadent lifestyle of disgraced US financier and sex offender Jeffrey
Epstein and his entourage is a testament to the moral decay of Western
elites, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Last
month, the US Department of Justice released a large trove of emails,
photos, and videos from the Epstein state, prompting renewed scrutiny of
high-profile individuals who associated with Epstein despite his
conviction for sex crimes.
The files “have revealed the face of the West and the deep state, or rather a deep union that rules the entire West and seeks to rule the whole world,” Lavrov said in an interview with NTV aired on Sunday.
“Every normal person knows this is beyond comprehension and pure satanism,” Lavrov added.
Epstein died in a New York jail
cell in 2019 in what was ruled a suicide. His ex-girlfriend and close
associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in
2022 for trafficking and abusing underage women alongside Epstein.
Throughout
his life, Epstein associated with politicians, diplomats, businessmen,
and royals, several of whom visited his private Caribbean island.
The
newly released documents contain claims that Epstein and his associates
participated in occult rituals involving human sacrifice. Polish Prime
Minister Donald Tusk announced last week that his government would
examine whether Polish children were abused as part of Epstein’s
so-called “satanic