What we know about secret documents made public on social media
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They look like hastily taken photographs of pieces of paper sitting atop what appears to be a hunting magazine. Former officials who have reviewed the material say it appears that a classified briefing was folded up, placed in a pocket and then taken out of a secure area to be photographed. The documents do not contain specific battle plans, including about the Ukrainian counteroffensive expected in the next month or so. But they detail secret US and Nato plans for building up the Ukrainian military before that offensive.
And the mere fact that the materials leaked – and in particular the confirmation they offered that the US government spies on allies and adversaries alike – may prove damaging to the generally unified coalition that has emerged to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion. It may also make allies think twice about sharing sensitive information.
In a statement to The New York Times, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the documents were filled with “fictional information”.
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