Gabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners

[BumRushDaShow]

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]

1. Another anti-American republicon incompetent

dangerous

[popsdenver]

24. Imagine............

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]

2. I don't think five eyes wants to share anything with us anymore either

[Irish_Dem]

3. Five Eyes would be foolish to collaborate with the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate.

This of course puts the US in great danger.
Our allies may or may not warn us of impending danger.

[Walleye]

4. Looks like this is the biggest national security problem since the 60s

It drives me crazy. They call a crime problem, national security, and a real threat to the United States. It’s just a game to them.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Trump could not care less about the safety of the US.

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]

22. You can bet your sweet bippy

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]

33. I assume CIA agents are quitting as we speak.

To save their lives and career.

[FakeNoose]

34. The Israelis learned the hard way ... they'll never share anything with us again

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]

15. can't blame them.

straight to putin.

[Midnight Writer]

27. I would honestly advise them not to. I love the United States but we are not acting as good allies.

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]

37. "Share intelligence"?

Not gonna do it.

[SunSeeker]

6. She doesn't want them to know about Trump's betrayals. nt

[mopinko]

7. can only share w putler.

[Marcuse]

8. The Siberian Candidate.

[travelingthrulife]

9. Working hard for Master Putin!

She doesn't want to get a bad eval like Trump did.

[Grins]

10. Five eyes does not trust US!!!

No western democracy trusts us anymore. Going back to Comrade Trump’s 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]

11. Gabbard

is a Russian Asset. Our National Security is completely compromised.

[popsdenver]

25. There are many potential

Russian Assets in the Republican Party......Trump, Gabbard, Lindsay, Jill Stein?, as well as many that we would never ever suspect......

[Martin68]

12. Serious malfeasance, bordering on the criminal. I imagine she was just "following orders."

[Crowman2009]

13. I knew something was shady about her during the democratic debate in 2020.

She seemed soooo disingenuous. Not to mention she's part of this far-right sect of the hari krishnas.

[barbtries]

14. this push to authoritarian is in full swing

and they aren't kidding.

[Sneederbunk]

16. If it involved TSF, there was no intelligence.

[2na fisherman]

17. Five Eyes Knows Plenty Already

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]

18. Gabbard is a Russian asset

this needs to be called out anytime she does something like this.

[Figarosmom]

19. Rather they are talking

About giving putin all he wants.

[Hekate]

20. Over a century of hard-won allies and partnerships flushed down Trump's golden toilet

[wolfie001]

35. Yes! Free, Democratic countries will never trust the spineless US again

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]

21. She should never be welcome in those countries now.

Stay out!

[70sEraVet]

23. The only country we will be sharing such intelligence with will be Russia.

[Safe as Milk]

32. From earlier press reports:

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]

26. They are cutting us off from the world and....are they also trapping us in so we can't leave? 🤔

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A

[littlemissmartypants]

29. I love that...

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]

30. Lots of dumb lots of jokes. Of course, there's....everyday 🤣

[littlemissmartypants]

31. Thank gawd. ❤️

[Just Jerome]

36. So krasnov

understands him some science?

[CloudWatcher]

28. It was just a cost-savings measure

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.