This is Ukraine - Do not Panic.

[Fishy]

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is dead,  That's handy for Putin

[dom]

Think you could easily remove 'handy for' from your last sentence

[David L]

[Slim]

Disgraceful rhetoric. Weasel of a man.

[David L]

Looks like the New York Times is beginning to explore whether it's accurate to describe Russia's invasion as "unprovoked"

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/cia-ukraine-russia/

[Slim]

It's that "justified or not" qualification that's doing quite a bit of heavy lifting, there.

[David L]

If an ally mentions a fact that's common knowledge, is it still an intelligence breach?

[Slim]

Legally yes, certainly, if it's classified. But I think you're referring to a proposition that wasn't known, but was speculated to be highly likely. Not common knowledge.