Specific evidence is rather missing, but the modus operandi of Epstein and the Maxwells are way too similar to how the KGB is historically known to work. There are no moral or financial reasons to think that any of the two sides would want to shy away from such a partnership. On the contrary, it has very evident potential benefits.
@mapto@feddit.bg “Then there is the question of the support that Epstein appears to have been giving to far-right parties in Europe seeking to undermine the European Union – a key strategic goal for Putin. He was in regular contact with Steve Bannon, who later became Trump’s first chief of staff, who was seeking to build a pan-European far-right, anti-EU “movement” and was a powerful supporter of Nigel Farage’s Brexit campaign” 2/2 https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/is-epstein-haunting-europe-from-the-grave/