Leak of US Classified Documents... "Possibility of False Information to Deceive Russia"

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: "US is a party to the Ukraine war"
"Document leak may be a move to deceive Russia"

As the leak of classified documents by the U.S. government causes a stir, Russia has claimed that it could be a move to deceive its own country.

On the 12th (local time), according to Sputnik, TASS, and other agencies, Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, told reporters regarding the document leak, "If the documents exist, they could be fake or deliberately false information."

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. Photo by Reuters·Yonhap News

Deputy Minister Ryabkov stated, "The U.S., as a party to the current Ukraine situation, is waging a hybrid war against Russia," adding, "Such deception is a method that can be used to mislead the enemy, that is, Russia." He also said, "Perhaps someone might be interested in viewing these documents," but added, "We have no position on this."

On the 6th, according to The New York Times (NYT) and The Washington Post (WP), a 100-page document, presumed to have been compiled by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff from reports by intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, was leaked through social networking services (SNS).

The document included internal developments within the Russian military, the Ukrainian military’s spring counteroffensive plans, and sensitive internal information from Western countries. It was also revealed that information related to the South Korean government was included, reportedly containing discussions within the South Korean government about whether to provide artillery shells to the U.S. for use in the Ukraine war.

NYT reported that the document contained expressions indicating it was obtained as so-called "SIGINT" (signals intelligence) reports. SIGINT refers to information collected by intercepting telephone and electronic messages. WP also reported, "The document states that in early March, South Korea’s National Security Council struggled with the U.S. demand to provide artillery shells to Ukraine," and "It also includes content that South Korea’s National Security Office chief proposed selling shells to Poland, a major Western weapons transit route."

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