Washington is trying to reassure its allies, including Kiev, about the leak of secret documents
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to comment on the authenticity or content of classified US intelligence documents leaked in recent days, but said he spoke to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to offer him “continued support” to signal the United States.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also said he spoke to his counterpart Oleksii Reznikov and reiterated that Washington takes the leak of classified documents “very seriously”.
“I was first notified of the unauthorized release of these classified and sensitive documents on the morning of April 6,” Austin said. “Every day since then I have invited Ministry officials to review our response and ordered an investigation. [interne] ‘ he said, recalling that the Justice Department had launched a criminal investigation on his side.
“We take this very seriously and continue to work closely with our allies and partners,” he said, adding that the documents in question are dated February 28 and March 1.
According to press reports and documents, the origin of which is still unknown and the authenticity of which has not been verified, American intelligence has expressed doubts about a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive that could only achieve “modest territorial gains” against Russian forces.
Another document, classified as “classified” and seen by AFP, describes the worrying state of Ukraine’s air defenses, which have so far played a crucial role against Russian attacks and prevented Moscow from taking control of space.
Another leaked document claims that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi ordered the shipment of 40,000 missiles to Russia and warned officials to keep such a project secret “to avoid problems with the West,” the Washington Post reported in one separate article. But the spokesman for the National Security Council, a body directly linked to President Joe Biden, denied the information, saying he had “no evidence that Egypt is supplying lethal weapons to Russia.”