The revelations also suggest the US spied on key allies, including Israel and South Korea. Seoul has dismissed a 'significant' number of the files as 'fake.' The Pentagon says it has ordered an internal review, describing the leak as a 'very serious' national security risk.
LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE
US intel leak: ‘Egypt secretly ordered production of 40,000 rockets for Russia’
The Washington Post reports that leaked US government documents could implicate a US ally, Egypt, in the sales of weapons to Russia. The documents reportedly reveal that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the production of 40,000 rockets for Moscow – and that he told officials to keep it secret to avoid problems with the west.
15 April 2023 · 19:52 UTC
