The United States quickly took several measures to reassure allies worried about leaking classified documents, Politico reported today (Tuesday). The sources reported that senior representatives of the intelligence agencies, the State Department and the Pentagon dispelled their concerns about the publication of intelligence information after reports of its leakage.
According to the newspaper's sources, members of the "Five Eyes" intelligence coalition, which includes the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada, have requested a briefing on this matter from Washington, but have not yet received a substantial response.
US officials told allies: The matter is under investigation and they are still trying to determine the extent of the leak. "I have no idea what the plan is, and I would like to know how we will act," a senior official added.
According to the newspaper, officials in London, Brussels, Berlin and Kiev asked Washington to reveal how the information appeared on the Internet, and who was responsible for leaking these documents. They also tried to find out what steps the United States would take to ensure the withdrawal of information from social networks.
The leaked documents relate to the plans of the United States and NATO to prepare the Ukrainian armed forces for a counterattack. These documents, which reveal information about arms supply schedules and the number of troops, were published on Twitter and Instagram.
According to Reuters, this incident may be one of the largest information leaks after the publication of more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks in 2013.
For its part, The Hill newspaper considered that the leaked documents dealt a serious blow to the military efforts in Ukraine. She pointed out that the largest leak of information in a decade had created a threat to Kiev ahead of the expected counterattack by Ukrainian forces, due to the documents containing detailed information about ammunition and military capabilities, including the size of military formations, the process of training forces and deficiencies in the army. Ukrainian. She stated that the secret documents also show the information that the US authorities receive about the situation in Ukraine.
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