New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Jeffrey Epstein tried to meet or speak with high-ranking Russian officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, new documents released by the US Department of Justice reportedly revealed.

According to CNN, Epstein had met regularly with Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin in New York. As per the documents, Epstein had even offered to help Churkin's son, Maxim, get a job at a wealth management firm in New York.

Churkin had "suddenly died" in 2017, CNN reported, adding that Epstein was now looking to talk with a different Russian official: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The documents reportedly revealed that on June 24, 2018 - a year after Churkin had suddenly died - Epstein emailed Norw...