Gabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners
Source: CBS News
Updated on: August 22, 2025 / 6:28 PM EDT
Washington As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied intelligence partners.
The memo, dated July 20 and signed by Gabbard, directed agencies to not share information with the so-called Five Eyes, the post-World War II intelligence alliance comprising the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, multiple U.S. intelligence officials told CBS News. They spoke under condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters.
The officials said the directive classified all analysis and information related to the volatile Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations as "NOFORN," or no foreign dissemination, meaning the information could not be shared with any other country or foreign nationals. The only information that could be shared was information that had already been publicly released. The memo also limited distribution of material regarding peace talks to within the agencies that created or originated the intelligence.
The memo does not seem to prevent the sharing of diplomatic information gathered by other means separate from the U.S. intelligence community, or military operational information unrelated to the talks such as the details the U.S. shares with the Ukrainian military to aid in their defensive operations. Contacted by CBS News, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence referred questions to the White House, which did not respond.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabbard-barred-sharing-intelligence-russia-ukraine-negotiations-five-eyes-partners/

BoRaGard
(7,069 posts)dangerous
popsdenver
(292 posts)The DIRECTOR of national intelligence of the top country in the world, having an extremely low intelligence quotient.....
of course, I suppose that isn't much worse than the LEADER of the top country in the world, being, in all reality, severely short on brain cells himself.....
WASF
Walleye
(42,076 posts)Irish_Dem
(73,408 posts)This of course puts the US in great danger.
Our allies may or may not warn us of impending danger.
Walleye
(42,076 posts)It drives me crazy. They call a crime problem, national security, and a real threat to the United States. Its just a game to them.
Irish_Dem
(73,408 posts)Five Eyes may want to protect itself.
Any intel it gives Trump, he and Putin can figure out who/where the info came from
and start killing assets. This is what happened the last time Trump was in the WH.
popsdenver
(292 posts)that no other country is sharing any intel with the U.S. knowing that Trump shared everything with Putin, and Jared sold all military intel from everyone to the Saudi's for TWO BILLION DOLLARS.......
SIMPLY TREASON.....Period
But then again, it's not the first time the Republican's have disclosed Top Secret Intel, is it?????? And not been executed for TREASON......
Look no further than Cheney/Rumsfeld disclosing Valerie Plame as CIA to get even with her and her husband, when her husband dared to disclose C & R's lies about Weapons of Mass Destruction.............Again......Treason !!!!!!!!!! It is safe to assume that within 24 hours of C & R's turning out Valerie Plame, that there were people "dropping" all over the world for having contact with her and her company......
Irish_Dem
(73,408 posts)To save their lives and career.
FakeNoose
(38,345 posts)Chump handed it directly to Lavrov in the Oval Office. It was one of the first things he did in 2017.
Of course the Five Eyes all know this too.
barbtries
(30,670 posts)straight to putin.
Midnight Writer
(24,527 posts)Anything shared with us will be shared with many of our enemies and/or used against our friends. I believe this to be true.
oasis
(52,775 posts)Not gonna do it.
SunSeeker
(56,508 posts)mopinko
(72,886 posts)Marcuse
(8,639 posts)travelingthrulife
(3,052 posts)She doesn't want to get a bad eval like Trump did.
Grins
(8,757 posts)No western democracy trusts us anymore. Going back to Comrade Trumps revealing code-level intel to the Russians in 2017. Coupled with what they ALREADY KNEW about Trump and Russia, we were cut off.
My biggest fear on Trump getting reelected was allied intelligence services cutting us out.
With Russian useful idiots like Gabbard in place - we are blind!
edhopper
(36,568 posts)is a Russian Asset. Our National Security is completely compromised.
popsdenver
(292 posts)Russian Assets in the Republican Party......Trump, Gabbard, Lindsay, Jill Stein?, as well as many that we would never ever suspect......
Martin68
(26,333 posts)Crowman2009
(3,223 posts)She seemed soooo disingenuous. Not to mention she's part of this far-right sect of the hari krishnas.
barbtries
(30,670 posts)and they aren't kidding.
Sneederbunk
(16,518 posts)2na fisherman
(55 posts)These are competent intelligence agencies and they are probably already operating under the assumption that they must monitor a compromised "ally" so they will keep quiet in their public-facing posture but probably have numerous covert operations assigned to the Trump/Putin connection. Perhaps the US ally status under Trump may become an adversary to be thwarted. And we may never know the extent of his treachery.
Quanto Magnus
(1,234 posts)this needs to be called out anytime she does something like this.
Figarosmom
(7,939 posts)About giving putin all he wants.
Hekate
(99,051 posts)
wolfie001
(5,940 posts)Sad to say but money is the only influencing motivator here in the states. Bribes and fraud are king because of this orange, imbecilic pustule occupying the WH.
miyazaki
(2,505 posts)Stay out!
70sEraVet
(4,782 posts)Safe as Milk
(139 posts)Elon Musk's DOGE grunts sent all of their confiscated documents to data banks via STARLINK. But we also received word that Russia has "back door" access to all of Starlink's business-- a "gift" from Musk. So, if true, the Kremlin has so many documents from the US federal government that it would likely take them YEARS to decifer all of them.
underpants
(192,349 posts)Link to tweet
?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A
littlemissmartypants
(29,115 posts)The gloves were posted at the end. A suggestion so subtle, that the idiot and crew are probably still scratching their heads and wondering.
underpants
(192,349 posts)
littlemissmartypants
(29,115 posts)Just Jerome
(311 posts)understands him some science?
CloudWatcher
(2,113 posts)She knows full well that all of our allies are spying on her and that other Russian asset in the White House.
And she probably got tired of the howls of laughter from previous "intelligence" shares.