I can’t believe the Brits were in the dark about this.
I think we have to keep in mind that Wikileaks isn’t privy to private phone calls, so who knows what was agreed on with whom.
Most of the time, they’re reporting one side of something, and it may not be the final ‘call’ on something....it could be an idea that was thrown out. Wiki is going to throw it out there and hope it causes chaos.
What you say about Wikileaks is true. However, this is bad form even if it were just an idea that the Administration presented to the Russkies.