Warning from South Korea over 'fabrications' in Pentagon leaks

The classified docs appear to show that the US spied on a key ally in East Asia. Several high-ranking South Korean officials have claimed that a trove of leaked Pentagon documents allegedly detailing US eavesdropping on Seoul looks like a hoax. The documents provide details on internal discussions among high-ranking South Korean officials, who allegedly voiced concerns that the ammunition Seoul sold to the US could eventually be sent to Ukraine instead, violating South Korea’s policy of not supplying lethal aid to countries in conflict. On Wednesday, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said that the specific document in question appeared to have been fabricated, adding that Washington “is trying to get to the truth, and if it does, South Korea and the US will share the information.” On Tuesday, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin agreed that a “significant number of the relevant documents had been forged,” according to the statement released by Seoul’s presidential office. However, the South Korean opposition struck a different tone, claiming that if it turns out that the US spied on Seoul,