Blinken: US intel leak has not affected cooperation with allies, partners

The leaking of high secret
navy intelligence data on-line has not affected
Washington’s cooperation with its companions and allies, US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned.

Speaking at a press convention within the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Saturday, Blinken mentioned the United States has engaged with its
companions and allies on the problem.

“Based on conversations that I’ve had, I’ve not heard
something that might have an effect on our cooperation with allies and
companions,” Blinken said, adding that he has heard “appreciation”
for the steps that Washington has taken.

A 21-year-old member of the US Air National Guard accused of leaking high secret navy intelligence data on-line was charged on Friday with unlawfully copying and transmitting categorised materials.

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‘Deliberate, prison act’

President Joe Biden mentioned on Friday he ordered investigators to find out why the alleged leaker had entry to the delicate info, which included data exhibiting purported particulars of Ukrainian navy vulnerabilities and embarrassed Washington by revealing its spying on allies.

Jack Douglas Teixeira, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was
arrested by armed FBI brokers at his dwelling on Thursday.

The Pentagon has known as the newest leak a “deliberate,
prison act.”

The leak didn’t come to mild till it was reported by the
New York Times earlier this month despite the fact that the paperwork have been
posted on a social media web site weeks earlier.

The leak is believed to be essentially the most critical US safety breach since greater than 700,000 paperwork, movies and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks web site in 2010.

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