The Washington Post revealed that the Pentagon's top leadership restricted the flow of information in response to the leak of classified documents on the Ukraine war. The newspaper quoted US officials as saying: The Pentagon's restriction on the flow of information is unusually strict, and reveals a high level of panic among the leadership. A European intelligence official expressed to the newspaper European concern about the possibility of Washington restricting allies' access to future intelligence reports.
For its part, the Wall Street Journal quoted US officials as saying that the Pentagon is focusing its attention on finding out how dozens of top-secret documents were leaked, and that the White House is concerned about the repercussions of the leak.
The officials added that the Ministry of Defense is currently studying a range of possibilities regarding how the hack occurred. Including that someone with a top-secret security clearance leaked information, or that US intelligence systems were hacked.
According to the officials, the unauthorized disclosure of highly sensitive information not only worries senior security officials in the United States, but also allies with whom secret intelligence is being shared, as the leaked documents include intelligence on countries, including Israel, Britain and South Korea.
Officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal suggested that the leak would have an impact on the national security of the United States around the world, adding that although the leaked documents are two months old, they may affect the course of the war in Ukraine, especially since the leaks reveal potential vulnerabilities. In battle and the structure of the Ukrainian forces.
On the other hand, an official at the presidential palace in South Korea said today (Sunday): Seoul is aware of media reports regarding the leaking of several secret US military documents, and that it intends to discuss the issues raised by the leaks with the United States.
The New York Times reported that the leaked documents contain details of private discussions between senior South Korean officials about US pressure on the Asian ally to help supply arms to Ukraine and Seoul's policy not to do so.
It said Seoul had agreed to sell artillery shells to help the United States replenish its weapons stockpile, insisting that the "end user" should be the US military. But senior South Korean officials worried that the United States would supply them to Ukraine. The newspaper pointed out that the secret report was based on intelligence signals, which means that the United States is spying on one of its main allies in Asia.
Asked if South Korea intends to file a protest or demand an explanation from the United States, the official, who asked not to be named, said the government will review past cases and cases involving other countries.
Okaz (Washington) @okaz_online