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Washington Post: Pentagon leaker suspects conflict in Ukraine was depressing

October 3, 2025

US Air Force National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, suspected of leaking secret Pentagon documents, called the Ukraine conflict “depressing”, reports The Washington Post , quoting his friend.

According to him, Teixeira in February 2022, at the very beginning of the military special operation, began posting classified documents on Discord.

“He viewed (the conflict in Ukraine) as a ‘depressing’ battle between countries,” the article said.

Teixeira also felt that Russia and Ukraine “should have more in common than what separates them.

It is clarified that the suspect has published secret documents, being sure that he informs and educates his friends.

On the eve of US Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed the detention of Jack Teixeira in the Pentagon leak case.

Marjorie Taylor Green, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said after the release of all that was revealed in the secret Pentagon document leak, American citizens should understand who their real enemy is.

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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