The comment follows an anonymous allegation in the recently released Epstein files claiming the prince took part in torturing a six-year-old
Kirill Dmitriev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has called ex-UK Prince Andrew “satanic,” along with his “liberal Western friends,” citing newly released Jeffrey Epstein files containing an anonymous allegation that the former royal took part in torturing a child.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, was stripped of his royal titles last year over his ties to the late sex offender. The scandal intensified this month after the US State Department released the final tranche of Epstein files, totaling more than 3 million documents.
One document features an anonymous FBI witness who claims they were “6-8 years old” when they were drugged and taken to “pedophile ring parties” in the mid-1990s attended by Andrew.
The witness alleges that on one occasion, they were struck by a car “driven by Prince Andrew.” On another, Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell – now serving 20 years – allegedly tied them to a table and “tortured with electrical shocks” while men, including the former prince, watched.
UK’s Prince Andrew and his Satanic liberal West friends torturing a 6-year-old.
“Prince Andrew and his Satanic liberal West friends torturing a 6-year-old,” Dmitriev wrote on X, linking to a media report detailing the testimony, and adding: “Russia fights Satanism.”
Andrew lost his royal title following accusations from the late Virginia Giuffre, who said she was trafficked to the prince by Epstein in the early 2000s at age 17. He settled with Giuffre out of court in 2022, but renewed scrutiny came after her posthumous memoir last October detailed the abuse. Giuffre died by suicide last April.
Earlier this week, Andrew was briefly detained for “misconduct in public office” after the Epstein files suggested that he may have shared sensitive data while UK trade envoy from 2001 to 2011. He was released the same day “under investigation” and denied wrongdoing. Police made no mention of sexual abuse or trafficking, and it remains unclear if the claims will be investigated.
The latest release of Epstein files has triggered scandals, resignations, and criminal probes across politics, business, and academia worldwide. In the UK, three senior officials in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government have resigned within the past ten days.
However, a number of high-profile Western figures named in the files have not been charged and deny wrongdoing, including US President Donald Trump, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova previously accused Western officials of shielding Epstein associates, saying the case exposes the hypocrisy of Western justice.