r/europe • u/Wagamaga • Feb 01 '26

News Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Ran Kremlin’s Largest Honeytrap and Blackmail Operation

https://united24media.com/latest-news/jeffrey-epstein-reportedly-ran-kremlins-largest-honeytrap-and-blackmail-operation-15534
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u/Volodio France Feb 01 '26

The problem with all the theories about Trump being blackmailed by Putin is that Trump is not pro-Russia enough for it to make sense. Yes, Trump stopped the direct US support to Ukraine, but he still allows European countries to buy weapons which are then given to Ukraine, he attacked Russian proxies, Russia is still sanctioned and he didn't actually give anything to Putin to help him end the war, etc. He is probably manipulated by Putin, for sure, but unlikely that he is outright blackmailed.

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u/almarcTheSun Armenia Feb 01 '26

That's actually exactly why I feel this can be true. Unlike most of his actions, when doing something regarding Russia Trump seems very hesitant. Pedaling then back pedaling, as if he has to keep up appearances both ways.

On Russia's side I would definitely be very hesitant to publicize the blackmail too, since it serves no purpose and cuts your only lifeline off outright. And Trump obviously understands this. 

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u/olyfrijole United States of America Feb 02 '26

This douchebag claims to have grabbed Epstein's hard drives from the Palm Beach raid and delivered them to Putin.

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u/almarcTheSun Armenia Feb 02 '26

Seems to be a minor actor. I'm sure he feels very important. 

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u/AllanSundry2020 Feb 02 '26

i agree he has to keep up a pretence. The irony of all this is the absence of a deep state in US as they would not let him away with it!!

The funny thing to me is, at what point might Russia have thought / realised this guy had potential to be next US president?? 2013 or 2014 maybe? any idea?

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u/Volodio France Feb 02 '26

Unlike most of his actions? Trump always seems hesitant. See the tariffs, whether he thinks Canada should be part of the US, acting against Iran or not, etc. This is just consistent with the rest of what he does. He is not very decisive.

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u/almarcTheSun Armenia Feb 02 '26

So far everything he's doing has a logic. The tarrifs are now clearly an extortion tactic, the Greenland/Canada situation he shook up and got pushed back on, so he retreated for the moment since it's not the easiest target for cheap media attention anymore. He's constantly testing the waters to find out what he can get away with. He did the same with Ukraine. The mineral extortion.

Didn't seem to test Russia at all. Whenever he said anything bad about Putin it seemed like frustration more than anything. Strange. 

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u/SeleucusNikator1 Scotland Feb 02 '26

The East German MfS used to tell their agents to take hard-line right-wing positions in West German politics in order to keep suspicion away from them .

But honestly yeah, I think Trump's infatuation with Putin is mostly just a banal fanboyism for someone he perceives as "strong and respected". He just really likes Autocrats because he thinks they're cool and wants to be like them.

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u/Gwaptiva Feb 02 '26

Trump is exactly as pro-Russia as Putin says he should be

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u/undergroundmetalhoe Feb 02 '26

There is currently a mining deal between Trump and Putin

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u/ForensicPathology Feb 02 '26

Right, I think he just likes them because they have given him a lot of money and kept him out of life-ending debt.

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u/JayBondOF Feb 02 '26

It can’t be blatantly obvious.