Revealed secret documents: Ex-US ambassador to Ukraine on the leaks: "Embarrassing" for the US, but no obstacle to Kiev's counter-offensive

Mr. Herbst, what is known so far about the data leak from the Pentagon?

John Herbst: We know that this is a relatively large batch of intelligence documents and briefing materials. The US government and various senior officials have confirmed the authenticity of the documents. We also know that they were published in January on a chat platform popular among gamers called Discord. What we don’t know yet is who published the documents.

Who do you think could be behind it?

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