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Status: 04/08/2023 03:09 am
US Secretary of State Blinken is currently ruling out negotiations between Kiev and Moscow. US military secrets have reportedly surfaced online again. All developments in the live blog.
3:09 a.m
Reports: US military secrets surfaced online again
According to media reports, new documents containing US military secrets about Ukraine, China and the Middle East have surfaced online. According to a report by the New York Times, the more than 100 classified documents published on Friday (local time) on Twitter, among other things, contained information about Ukraine’s air defense capabilities. The documents appeared to come from the US military and intelligence agencies, the Wall Street Journal wrote.
The Pentagon is investigating the matter, a spokeswoman for the US Department of Defense told the “WSJ”. The same applies to the CIA, the foreign intelligence service. The Pentagon made the same statement on Thursday, when it became known about a similar release of secret documents on Ukraine’s preparations for a military offensive against Russia.
3:09 a.m
Blinken rules out talks between Kyiv and Moscow
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently ruling out ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia. “For some, the idea of a ceasefire may be tempting – and I understand that. But if this amounts to practically ratifying Russia’s seizure of significant Ukrainian territories, then this would not be a just and lasting peace,” Blinken told the newspapers of the Funke media group and the French newspaper “Ouest-France”.
Russia could regroup its troops and attack again after a certain time, the minister justified his opinion. “Russia has to get to the point where it is ready to engage in constructive negotiations.’ The goal must be a just and lasting peace.