Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announces investigation into Epstein

Berlin— Poland’s leader said Wednesday that the country would investigate possible links between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence services, amid growing concern that the Epstein scandal It may have implications beyond criminal justice that affect the national security of the European nation.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in a video posted Wednesday on social media that the Polish government would create an analytical team to examine whether Polish children were abused through criminal networks connected to Epstein.

“We cannot allow any of the cases of abuse of Polish children by a network of pedophiles and the organizer of this satanic ring, Mr. Epstein, to be treated lightly or ignored,” he said, adding without further details that “the first information has appeared regarding people who informed Mr. Epstein from Krakow that they already had a group of Polish women or girls.”

“We have decided to create an analytical team and possibly also launch an investigation if our concerns about the pedophile scandal in the United States are confirmed,” Tusk said.

He added that questions about “the links between Epstein and the entire pedophile ring and the Russian special services… we must, above all, clarify in light of the security of the Polish state.”

Tusk did not elaborate on suspected links between Epstein, an American financier who was accused of trafficking girls for sex before committing suicide in a New York jail cell, and Russian agencies.

The Polish leader made his comments after the US Department of Justice on Friday published around 3 million more pages of documents related to the Epstein case, revealing new information about his global network of contacts.

Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Tusk described the scandal as a “completely unprecedented case”, adding that some of the newly released material pointed to what he called “Polish threads” in the scandal.

“That is why prosecutors and special services will carry out a very detailed and rapid analysis, file by file,” Tusk said.

Beyond possible crimes against Polish citizens, Tusk noted that media reports and analysts have suggested that Epstein’s activities may have been exploited by Russian security services to collect compromising material on influential figures. He warned that such material could still be used today, creating risks to democratic institutions and national security.

The investigation team will be led by the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Poland and will include prosecutors, police and members of the national security services.

Government spokesmen said the group would be relatively small, operate under classified procedures and begin work immediately. Poland may also request further unpublished evidence from US authorities related to any Polish individuals based on the analysis, and may also advocate for an international investigation with other countries.

Russia has rejected any accusation of links to the Epstein scandal. In December, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Epstein’s files exposed the hypocrisy of Western elites who had long criticized Moscow.