President Biden said on Thursday that the United States was “getting close” to finding answers about the leak of classified documents on the war in Ukraine and other sensitive U.S. intelligence but that he was “not concerned” about the disclosures.

Asked to give an update on the investigation into the leak during a trip to Ireland, Mr. Biden told reporters in Dublin that “there’s a full-blown investigation going on, as you know, with the intelligence community and the Justice Department — they’re getting close, but I don’t have an answer.” Mr. Biden added that he was “not concerned about the leak” itself.

“I’m concerned that it happened, but there is nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence,” he said.

The remarks were Mr. Biden’s first public comments about the leaks since he arrived in Ireland on a three-day trip that is part personal journey and part diplomacy. The president has tried to keep attention focused on his visit, and had previously ignored several questions from reporters about the investigation into the leaks.

An initial cache of documents was posted online last week and detailed secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead of a planned offensive against Russian troops, among other sensitive matters. Additional leaked documents have since emerged.

The Pentagon and the Justice Department have said they are investigating the intelligence breach and who may be behind it. Military analysts said that some of the documents appeared to have been modified in certain parts from their original format.

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