US-South Korea Summit in Jeopardy Due to Intelligence Leak

Leaked US intelligence documents suggesting Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the US. The documents contain purportedly private conversations between senior South Korean officials about Ukraine, indicating that Washington may have conducted surveillance on a key Asian ally even as the two nations publicly vowed to reinforce their alliance. The April 26 summit with President Joe Biden is seen as crucial to winning a stronger US security commitment and resolving grievances over the Biden administration’s economic and technology policies.