Epstein files reveal longtime relationship with UK billionaire Blavatnik

Documents from the Epstein files indicate a multi-year relationship between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and UK billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik. Email correspondence shows Epstein attempted to arrange a meeting in 2010 between Blavatnik and Ehud Barak, who was Israel's Defense Minister at the time. Epstein also recommended the Russian-born oligarch to a venture capitalist as an "adequate" investor and told former British minister Peter Mandelson he could use his name when speaking with Blavatnik. The files suggest a network connecting powerful political and financial figures, with Blavatnik also being a known supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.