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Epstein's Russian Women (Bluesky)
🧵The Epstein saga is even more interesting when you look at the Russian women who helped run his operation
— Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T19:06:10.957Z
Epstein's assistant, Svetlana (Lana) Pozhidaeva, obtained an O-1 talent visa for the US thanks to a letter of recommendation from Belyakov, Putin's then Deputy Minister of Economic Development
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