Prosecutors plan to seek nearly 17 years in prison for Jack Teixeira, the “Pentagon leaker” who used Discord to put online highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine. The Massachusetts serviceman, 22, pleaded guilty. In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors say he “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history .
.. Teixeira violated his oath, almost every day, for over a year”.
Teixeira’s attorneys argue that he should serve 11 years for his “terrible decision” for which he “thoroughly accepted responsibility”. Sentencing is due to take place on 12 November. The leak exposed secret assessments of Russia’s war in Ukraine , including information about troop movements and the provision of supplies and equipment to Ukrainian troops.
Teixeira also admitted posting information about a US adversary’s plans to harm US forces serving overseas. North Korean troops who go to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia “will return in body bags” , the US deputy ambassador, Robert Wood, has told the UN. “So I would advise Chairman Kim to think twice about engaging in such reckless and dangerous behaviour,” he added.
Russia’s ambassador to the UN on Wednesday said reports that North Korean troops were present at its frontlines were “mere assertions”. North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Russian region of Kursk , near Ukraine, ac.