Leaked Pentagon documents appear to show U.S. eavesdropping on both adversaries and allies

Published April 14, 2023 at 9:52 AM EDT

Leaked Pentagon documents purport to show South Korea’s government is in a bind over U.S. requests to arm Ukraine. The leaks came ahead of President Yoon’s state visit to Washington on April 26.

NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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