Highly classified Pentagon documents that have surfaced online in recent weeks have revealed that the United States is spying on both its enemies and allies, including conversations about the war in Ukraine and international aid efforts.
Source. This was reported by CNN.
One document in particular describes in great detail a conversation between two senior South Korean officials regarding the concerns of the country's National Security Council about the US request for ammunition for Ukraine.
The officials are concerned that the supply of ammunition, which the United States would then send to Ukraine, would violate South Korea's policy of refusing to supply lethal weapons to countries at war.
According to the document, one of the officials then suggested a way to circumvent the policy without actually changing it by selling the ammunition to Poland.
The document has already caused controversy in Seoul, and the Korean president's office said on Sunday that it would hold "necessary discussions with the United States" about the leak.
"We are well aware of the report, and we will hold necessary discussions with the United States on the issues raised," the Korean presidential office told reporters.
South Korea's policy of refusing to supply lethal aid to countries at war remains unchanged, the office said.
Background. Meanwhile, investigators from Bellingcat believe that Russia is not involved in the leak of classified documents to the United States, and that a "simple guy" from California may be behind it.