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This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I'm John Bachelor. It's a great pleasure to welcome Professor H.J. McHenner in the National Relations.

A busy time frame to speak to the last seven days, we begin with the news from Reuters, Washington.

Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified US military documents posted on social media that offer a partial month old snapshot of the war in Ukraine.

According to three US officials, while the Justice Department said separately it was probing the leak.

The documents appear to have been altered to lower the number of casualties suffered by Russian forces, US officials said.

Adding their assessments were informal and separate from the investigation into the leak itself.

US officials spoke on condition of anonymity, given the sensitivity of the matter, declined to discuss the documents in any detail.

The Kremlin and Russia's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

An initial batch of documents circulated on sites including Twitter and Telegram dated March 1, and bearing marking showing them classified as secret and top secret.

Later, an additional batch appeared to detail US national security secrets pertaining to areas including Ukraine, the Middle East, and China surfaced on social media.

The New York Times reported Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the documents.

Professor, the game is a foot. I go immediately to the adventure of the naval treaty. Sherlock Holmes is great case to solve.

The secrets believed to have been parlayed by an enemy power.

At this point, the enemy power has given us secrets, and we don't exactly know why, although our officials say the Russians did it, that is not definitive.

Reuters is not verified separately the authenticity of the documents. So we wait. However, you measure six capitals, six points of view, given the war news of these last days.

We begin in Moscow. Moscow's point of view now blamed by US officials for leaking secrets from the US officials. Thank you.

Let me start by saying that I have a certain amount of experience dealing with classified materials, although I have not had a clearance for 30 or more years.

But at one time I had the highest level of clearance. There is, and furthermore, as a scholar, I've read lots of old intel.

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