Former Montenegrin President and Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is mentioned in documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that were recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice, Montenegrin public broadcaster RTCG reported on Saturday.
According to RTCG and other Podgorica-based media, the references appear in correspondence allegedly exchanged between Epstein and Miroslav Lajcak, a Slovak politician who served as the European Union’s special envoy for Montenegro’s 2006 independence referendum.
In one message cited by the broadcaster, Lajcak is quoted as telling Epstein that the president of Montenegro was “looking forward to our visit.” Epstein is reported to have replied by suggesting that they “might consider providing refuge for Donald,” an apparent reference to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
RTCG said the messages also included discussions about Montenegro, Trump and various political figures. In a further exchange reported by the daily Vijesti, Lajcak allegedly wrote that “Montenegro is Donald’s weak spot.”
The released materials, which U.S. authorities say include more than three million documents and images linked to Epstein, do not allege that Djukanovic engaged in any wrongdoing.
Epstein, a wealthy financier with ties to prominent political and business figures, died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.