President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine could be his lawyer Boris Epstein. This was reported by The New York Times.
Adviser Boris Epstein, who coordinated the legal defense of Trump’s criminal cases, offered himself to the president-elect as a special envoy for the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, four informed sources told the publication.
Born and raised in Russia as a child, Epstein has no experience in foreign policy, but admitted to having relatives on both sides of the conflict. Trump listened to Epstein with obvious interest and did not reject the offer, although he made no commitment, the sources said.
There is no one in the president-elect’s circle who currently doubts Epstein’s level of influence. He quickly became one of the most influential figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even though he formally played no role in it. Whatever title Epstein ultimately receives, whether “advisor” or something else, his influence in the Trump administration is designed to last. One of the president-elect’s advisers, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation from Epstein, described the overall situation as “Boris’s United States.”
Let us remember that Boris Epstein was born in 1982 in Moscow into a family of Russian Jews and moved with his parents to the United States in 1993. He was a member of Trump’s legal and campaign team in 2016 and 2020 as a lawyer. After Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, Epstein attempted to have his victory not recognized in court. joe bidenand later became embroiled in a criminal case for falsifying evidence in an attempt to challenge the election results in Arizona.
“In 2013, Epstein moderated the “Invest in Moscow!” forum. in New York along with Moscow officials, trying to attract money to the Russian capital. After that, he was accused of having connections with the Kremlin,” the Ukrainian telegram channel “ZeRada” comments on the news.
