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US News and World Report: U.S. Spied on U.N. Secretary-General Guterres, Leaked Documents Show
The chief diplomat has become only the latest target of U.S. intelligence operations, according to highly classified documents – part of the wide-ranging Discord leaks.
The U.S. spied on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, listening in on conversations he had with aides and other diplomatic officials about his frustrations toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other contentious issues, according to highly classified leaked documents – the latest in a massive and apparently ongoing national security breach.
The Washington Post first reported late Monday on two new documents that appear to confirm the U.S. invasion of Guterres’ private communications, piling on to similar revelations last week.
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Update #1: Leaked documents reveal U.S. eavesdropped on U.N. Secretary General (Washington Post)
Update #2: U.S. spied on UN Secretary General (The Hill)
WNU Editor: The U.S. believes U.N. Secretary-General Guterres is too close to Moscow …. US thinks UN chief too accommodating to Moscow, leaked files suggest (BBC).
Update #3: The UN has responded …. UN voices ‘concern’ that US tapping its communications (CNA/AFP). More here …. UN Expresses Concern to US Over Spying Reports (VOA), and here …. United Nations issues rare rebuke of United States over leaked documents (CNN).