Poland opens inquiry into possible Epstein connections and Russian intelligence ties

Poland's government has initiated a focused review of recently disclosed materials tied to Jeffrey Epstein to determine whether Polish citizens were trafficked or otherwise implicated through international networks. The review is being run by a compact team drawn from the justice ministry, the prosecutor’s office, law enforcement and national security agencies, operating under classified procedures and tasked with rapid file-by-file scrutiny. Officials say the inquiry will examine both criminal elements and whether foreign intelligence services exploited the network to gather compromising material on public figures. That dual criminal-security frame elevates the exercise beyond victim identification and toward assessing potential risks to institutional integrity and state security. Warsaw intends to evaluate whether to request additional, unreleased evidence from U.S. authorities and may seek cooperation with other countries if domestic analysis uncovers cross-border leads. Moscow has publicly rejected any role and characterized the disclosures as Western hypocrisy, a predictable diplomatic reflex that could complicate evidence-sharing or politicize findings. Operationally, the small-team approach aims to limit leaks while concentrating expertise, but it also concentrates decision-making and places heavy weight on early evidentiary judgments. For prosecutors, the challenges will include establishing jurisdictional links, verifying witness and document credibility, and building admissible cases where trafficking or facilitation can be proven. For security services, the priority will be assessing whether kompromat gathered through abuse networks continues to present leverage over officials or institutions. The investigation, while nascent, will test how democratic governments balance victim-centered criminal inquiry with broader intelligence concerns. If substantiated, links between illicit trafficking networks and state intelligence actors would carry long-term implications for foreign influence, reputational risk, and legal accountability. Regardless of outcome, Warsaw’s steps signal that revelations in the Epstein corpus are being treated as potential national-security matters as well as criminal ones.