The United States is assessing risks to the country’s security after releasing classified documents, including those related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
The documents, released last week by media outlets such as the New York Times, include assessments and reports from US intelligence agencies regarding the war in Ukraine, as well as with US allies.
“A cross-agency collaboration has been initiated to assess the impact [que a fuga] of these documents may affect the security of the country and our allies and partners”said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh.
The documents, published on social media, could be valuable to Moscow as they reveal the extent to which US secret services have penetrated parts of the Russian military apparatus, according to US media.
The US Justice Department, which opened an investigation on Saturday, is trying to identify the source of the leak and is still investigating the validity of the declassified documents.
For its part, the Washington Post quoted officials as saying some documents appear to be forged. But most are consistent with reports from the CIA (secret services), present in the White House, Pentagon and State Department, the same source said.
On Sunday, the South Korean presidency announced it would hold “relevant talks” with the US because some documents detail “South Korean internal discussions over the possible supply of US ammunition to Ukraine” that could conflict with ” Seoul’s Lethal Assistance Policy.”
For this reason, a spokesman for the South Korean presidency said authorities will “review precedents and other examples from affected countries” and “act accordingly”.
The spokesperson indicated that South Korea has not yet decided whether it will supply arms to Ukraine and is sticking to its initial policy of exclusively providing humanitarian aid for the time being.
Source: DN
