American press: US intelligence agencies listened to the leaders of South Korea

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American press: US intelligence agencies listened to the leaders of South Korea

US intelligence was engaged in listening to telephone conversations of high-ranking officials of the Republic of Korea. The New York Times writes about this, referring to secret documents of the American military department recently published on social networks.

As it became clear from the tapped talks, the South Korean authorities insisted that the United States be the final consumer of the ammunition sold to Washington. Surrounded by South Korean President Yoon Sok-yeol, however, doubted the honesty of the American administration and expressed the opinion that artillery shells could be redirected to the Ukrainian side.



In particular, American intelligence managed to listen to the conversation of the then Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lee Moon Hee with National Security Adviser Kim Song Han. The official claimed that the government of the Republic of Korea was very much concerned about the possibility of transferring shells to Ukraine.

The published documents show Washington's true attitude even towards its closest allies. Thus, the publication draws attention to the fact that the United States was eavesdropping on the negotiations of officials of one of its most important partners in East Asia. Since both officials have already left their posts, they have not yet commented to the press.

Meanwhile, information appeared that another 100 documents of the military department could have leaked to the network, containing valuable information about American policy towards Ukraine, the countries of the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, including relations with China.
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  1. +10
    April 9 2023 12: 51
    After listening to Merkel, this is not surprising. Everyone listens to everyone they can.
    1. +1
      April 9 2023 13: 02
      Quote: AlexGa
      Everyone listens to everyone they can.

      and they don’t care about the type of "independence", once again shows what kind of relationship in the countries of the Western bloc, or rather the absence of these relations and the complete subordination of the United States
    2. +2
      April 9 2023 13: 31
      Quote: AlexGa
      After listening to Merkel, this is not surprising. Everyone listens to everyone they can.

      laughing wassat crying
      Snowden is with us and now we all know how and what hi
  2. +7
    April 9 2023 12: 52
    They also opened America to me. Here it’s a no brainer that Pinds are listening to all their “friends”, only “friends” know this and are silent, and their zombie people begin to be surprised only after such scandals
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  3. +4
    April 9 2023 12: 52
    American press: US intelligence agencies listened to the leaders of South Korea
    Yes, they listen to the WHOLE world, inside the United States they follow each other, and against this background, why are Koreans suddenly better?
    1. -1
      April 9 2023 15: 05
      Yes, they listen to the WHOLE world, inside the United States they follow each other, and against this background, why are Koreans suddenly better?

      The essence of the situation with the Koreans lies in the rather good relations between Russia and South Korea. Korea has not joined the total sanctions, buys LNG, continues to supply components for civilian industries, Korean companies did not voluntarily leave the Russian market.
      There is an unwritten rule not to supply weapons to the DPRK. Yuzhaks, in turn, do not supply weapons to Ukraine. And for now, both sides adhere to these unwritten agreements.
      And neither Russia nor Korea is interested in changing this situation. Therefore, the Koreans are worried when it suddenly turns out that the ammunition that the Americans buy may end up in Ukraine.
      The southerners do not need Russia in response to start close military-technical cooperation with the DPRK, just as Russia really does not want such cooperation between South Korea and Ukraine. After all, the military-industrial complex of the southerners is at a very high level. The production capacity of Korean defense enterprises in terms of conventional weapons is superior to the military-industrial complex of any European country, including France, Germany or Britain.
      They even have an abundance of old weapons from the Cold War. There is an export version of Abrams (produced under license, about 1500 units) and self-propelled guns m-109 (licenses about 1000 units) and Soviet T-80 tanks and other iron are enough. But Korea does not supply anything to Ukraine.
  4. +2
    April 9 2023 12: 58
    America, as they say, discovered. Mattresses the whole world listen! And it hasn't been a secret for a long time. Citizen of the Russian Federation Edward Snowden will not let you lie!
  5. -1
    April 9 2023 13: 04
    It's a little funny to me, it's called addiction to electronic gadgets. I have no addiction (rather anti-addiction), even if you look at it carefully ... my grandchildren gave me a smartphone, but I don't need it. Stupidly not needed. It still sits on the shelf. And in general, with some longing, I remember the times of the USSR, I left, so I left and you will not find me.
    1. -2
      April 9 2023 13: 09
      Quote: Sergey Averchenkov
      It's a little funny to me, it's called addiction to electronic gadgets. I have no addiction (rather anti-addiction), even if you look at it carefully ... my grandchildren gave me a smartphone, but I don't need it.

      they are probably tired of stretching the rope
    2. -1
      April 9 2023 13: 10
      I also miss those days. But there is utility in smartphones. Nokia were especially good. The Pinds ruined them only because they wanted to seize this weapon as well, and the Finns, in gratitude, joined NATO as cannon fodder!
  6. +3
    April 9 2023 13: 09
    What a "wonderful" country Mattressland!!! What kind of "decent" people lead her!!! It is simply amazing that everything they have with their partners is built "on trust" and "mutual respect" !!!.
    And these skunks teach the whole world how to live request
  7. +2
    April 9 2023 13: 19
    Stupid Koreans have forgotten common truths:

    Who on the phone talks about such topics.
    * © (S. Lavrov)
    1. 0
      April 9 2023 14: 25
      This applies to users of all forums. Not compromising evidence, of course, but monitoring with AI can dig up a lot of useful information and ideas from purely civilian sites, and God himself ordered them to be monitored by thematic ones. Bigdata was not just invented.
  8. 0
    April 9 2023 13: 39
    Keep your enemies close to you and your friends even closer.
    Any administration USA
  9. +1
    April 9 2023 13: 44
    Just think, some Koreans ... This is where the evil was hidden:

    The United States can listen to the top leadership of Ukraine, - NYT about the leak of secret documents.

    The leak of secret Pentagon documentation may indicate that the United States is not only monitoring the actions of both the Ukrainian and Russian armies during the Russian war in Ukraine, but also spying on the top military and political leadership of Ukraine.

    This is stated in the New York Times article:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/politics/leaked-documents-russia-ukraine-war.html

    Information published on social networks also indicates that US intelligence agencies are listening to important allies.

    "Intelligence reports appear to indicate that the United States is also spying on Ukraine's top military and political leadership, reflecting Washington's struggle to get a clear picture of Ukraine's combat strategies," the NYT said.


    bully
  10. +9
    April 9 2023 13: 47
    I'm sorry .. but do they have "allies" whom they do not listen to?
    1. 0
      April 9 2023 14: 02
      The overlord must control the vassals, regardless of what he deigns to call them.
    2. +1
      April 9 2023 15: 25
      I'm sorry .. but do they have "allies" whom they do not listen to?

      They listen to everyone and everything. It doesn't matter if you are allies or not.
      They even listen to themselves. After the Snowden scandal, the NSA representative was interrogated in the Senate or Congress, so this NSA officer could not give a clear answer to the question: they are listening, reading correspondence, and whether members of the Senate and Congress are being monitored at all. The dude didn't want to lie under oath, but he didn't want to answer either. That is, they also listen to their inviolable VIP officials without a court order. The so-called "patriotic act" gives them the "right" to bug everyone.
  11. 0
    April 9 2023 14: 14
    The reaction of the puppets, what a pindo ... they put some in their mouth and Uncle Sam said to swallow, and then ordered them to smile and say senkyu and they, not only South Korea but all the EU, do it.
  12. -1
    April 9 2023 14: 22
    It is not in vain that the NSA eats bread with caviar, they work it out to the fullest. It surprises that after so many scandals with wiretapping, mattresses are still served a hand at all sorts of meetings.
    1. +1
      April 9 2023 14: 25
      Give a hand? Yes, they crawl in front of them on shorts. Everyone is afraid of them. And if you show character, it will be what they did with Gaddafi, Saddam, Milosevic and TD.
  13. +1
    April 9 2023 14: 56
    Les Américains écoutent tout le monde surtout leu vassaux , oups pardon leurs "alliés" !

    Americans listen to everyone, especially their vassals, oh, forgive their "allies"!
  14. +1
    April 9 2023 15: 16
    As it would be expected, if Merkel was already listening .... winked