Publication of secret US documents “very high” risk

According to the Pentagon, the publication of secret US documents on the Internet represents a “very high” security risk. The fact that the documents circulated online is “a very high risk to national security,” said a spokesman for the US Department of Defense on Monday. The process has “the potential to spread false information”. The secret US government documents had appeared on several online platforms.

These included Twitter, Telegram and Discord. According to the New York Times, they contain information on US and NATO plans to support a Ukrainian military offensive against Russia in the spring. According to the newspaper, the documents were distributed through pro-Russian channels.