British media, in particular, has been making some hilariously hamfisted attempts to draw a connection

• https://news.sky.com/story/i-still-would-like-to-meet-putin-epsteins-unrequited-love-for-russian-leader-13502862
• https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/jeffrey-epstein-investigated-for-being-a-russian-spy-tpcplhvxp
• https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260202-daily-mail-epstein-s-sex-empire-was-honeytrap-directed-by-the-kgb