The FBI detains a purported Pentagon leaker

The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old military reservist believed to be behind the leak of classified Pentagon briefings, including on the conflict in Ukraine. The documents posted online by Jack Teixeira revealed that US and NATO special forces are active in Ukraine, that Ukrainian casualties are higher than publicly acknowledged by US officials, that Kiev’s forces are low on ammunition, and that the US has spied on its allies throughout the conflict. The White House has asked the US media not to publish any damaging revelations from the leak, and the Washington Post joined the New York Times in attempting to track down the source instead. Teixeira was arrested “without incident” and will be arraigned in a federal court in Massachusetts.