Red string wall energy: linking Epstein to Putin via Thiel's vibes

Epstein, Thiel and Putin’s AI “Atomic Secrets” The Epstein network is the glue between some of those Russian state actors and Silicon Valley capital. The Dossier Center’s investigation “Jeffrey Epstein’s Russian Connection” traces how Epstein cultivated Sergei Belyakov, an FSB-trained former deputy minister who later ran the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Belyakov provided Epstein with dossiers and access to senior officials; Epstein promised to bring Western VIPs and investors to SPIEF – a forum notorious for oligarch deal-making and kompromat-laden parties. My reports here and on Byline Times (“Jeffrey Epstein’s Russian ‘Tech Maidens’” plus “Inside Epstein’s Russian Tech Web”) show how three women in Epstein’s circle, Lana Pozhidaeva (Podhizdaeva) and sisters Masha and Victoria Drokova/Drukova, form part of what is described as Putin’s AI “atomic secrets” gambit: Russian elites seeding themselves into US tech PR and venture capital to gain insight into, and leverage over, frontier technologies. From there the trail runs to Peter Thiel. Estate documents and subsequent reporting show Epstein investing tens of millions into Thiel-linked fund Valar Ventures, making it the single largest asset in Epstein’s estate. Thiel sat on Facebook’s board, co-founded Palantir and bankrolled the political rise of JD Vance – the same Vance now defending Musk’s platform against EU “censorship.” The point is not that Epstein controlled Thiel, but that Russian officialdom, oligarch capital and US tech billionaires all met inside the same hybrid network – one that treats data, AI and private platforms as strategic weapons.