King Charles III has stated the British royal family would cooperate with police inquiries into his brother, Prince Andrew's, ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while a senior European intelligence official revealed Russia's President Vladimir Putin intends to outmaneuver the United States in ongoing talks regarding the war in Ukraine. These developments come as a Ukrainian skeleton racer was barred from honoring fallen compatriots at the 2026 Winter Games and the son of Norway's crown princess faces rape allegations in court.
According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, King Charles expressed "profound concern" regarding allegations against Prince Andrew. The statement indicated the royal family's readiness to support Thames Valley Police if approached. This follows scrutiny of Prince Andrew's association with Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by CBS News.
In other news, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not allow Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to wear a helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the ongoing war with Russia during the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, according to a letter from the IOC to Ukraine's Olympic delegation, as reported by CBS News. Heraskevych stated that the decision "breaks my heart," feeling the IOC is betraying athletes who were part of the Olympic movement.
Meanwhile, in Oslo, a second woman testified in court, accusing Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, of rape, describing it as her "worst nightmare," as reported by CBS News. Hoiby is facing 38 charges, including rape and assault, and has pleaded not guilty to the most serious offenses. The alleged incident occurred on October 8, 2023, following an after-party.
Adding to the complexity of the situation, a former Palm Beach, Florida, police chief who investigated Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s told the FBI that Donald Trump had called him to say, "thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this," according to an FBI account of an interview with the ex-police chief in 2019, as reported by ABC News. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
Finally, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to end the nearly four-year-old invasion of Ukraine and believes he can outsmart the United States during talks about ending the war, as reported by ABC News. Kaupo Rosin, the head of Estonia's foreign intelligence service, said Moscow is playing for time in the talks with Washington.
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