Good morning. To a list that most famously includes the WikiLeaks revelations and the NSA files unearthed by Edward Snowden, a major new leak of classified US government information must now be added. And while the Pentagon documents now in circulation are far fewer in number, they have appeared with remarkable speed – and relate to perhaps the most sensitive arena of intelligence gathering in the world today: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The story of how they emerged is astonishing – and this morning, Julian Borger writes that the culprit is reported to be a young, racist gun enthusiast who worked on a military base. As the US battles to control the fallout from the leak with its allies, today’s newsletter takes you through what we know. Here are the headlines.
