One of the allegedly classified files exposed by alleged “Pentagon leaker” Jack Douglas Teixeira implies that U.S. intelligence agents have been monitoring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Several of the documents describe private conversations between Guterres and his deputy, Amina Mohammed.Guterres was so determined to preserve a deal with Russia that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to flow through the Black Sea that he considered helping “sanctioned Russian entities or individuals” defy U.S. and European export bans.
Another document portrayed Guterres as “dismayed” by calls for Europe to produce more weapons and ammunition to supply Ukraine. A third quotes Mohammed telling Guterres that she did not trust the “ruthless” president of Kenya, William Ruto. “The president will therefore not be distracted by the information contained in tainted leaked memorandums,” he said.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric challenged the accuracy of the leaked documents, calling them a “horrendous distortion” and insisting Mohammed’s comments on Ruto were “taken out of context.”Dujarric said Guterres is not unduly troubled by the leaked documents but also lashed out hard at the U.S. government for both allegedly spying on Guterres and allowing the transcripts to be exposed.
Dujarric said the U.N. would “take whatever measures we can” to defeat surveillance efforts, but also urged all member states to “respect the viability of U.N. communications.”on Thursday that his government does not perceive Guterres as soft on Moscow.
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