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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland will set up a special analytical group to examine newly released US documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Polish media reported references in the files to activity involving Poland and Poles.

Tusk framed the question of potential Russian involvement as a national-security issue, arguing that if a foreign intelligence service helped enable or exploit Epstein’s operation, it could imply the existence of compromising material against influential figures.

Speaking before a cabinet meeting, Tusk said the group would assess whether any material warrants a Polish investigation, including whether Polish girls or women may have been exploited, and also examine claims circulating that Epstein’s network may have been used for blackmail operations with potential links to Russian intelligence.

Polish news outlets have highlighted “Polish threads” in the latest tranche of US disclosures, including an email attributed to one of Epstein’s recruiters that referenced “girls” in Poland and noted Krakow, a city in southern Poland.

Tusk said Polish prosecutors and security services would seek cooperation from US authorities regarding any undisclosed material that could relate to Polish victims or activity on Polish territory.

Polish media have flagged alleged correspondence from a recruiter describing access to young women in Poland.

Polish public radio has reported that the files include references to people described as having Polish connections, including a woman who allegedly communicated extensively with Epstein and travelled to the US at his expense, and a person named as an estate manager in the US state of Florida.

News service WP has reported on emails in which Epstein discussed Poland in non-criminal contexts, including political and economic commentary that appeared copied from elsewhere.

Officials have not confirmed which specific documents will be treated as credible leads, and Tusk’s office has not released the underlying correspondence cited by the media.

The announcement lands in a climate of heightened sensitivity around intelligence activity and “hybrid threats” in Poland, which has repeatedly accused Russia and Belarus of espionage, sabotage and disinformation since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in early 2022.