U.S. Involvement in Ukraine Conflict Exposed in Leaked Documents

The question of whether the conflict in Ukraine constitutes a proxy war between the United States and Russia has become a political and intellectual battleground. While the US has provided Ukraine with military and economic aid, it denies the proxy label, noting that Ukraine is running operations on the ground. The leaked Pentagon documents reveal substantial Russian weaknesses, including the decimation of elite forces on the front lines, and show that US officials have been able to glean an extraordinary level of information about Russian operations.