U.S. Stops Sharing Intelligence on Ukraine-Russia Negotiations With Allies
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has ordered American intelligence agencies to halt the sharing of information on negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, including with the United States’ closest allies.
The Gaze reports this, referring to CBS News.
The directive, signed by Gabbard on July 20, instructed agencies not to release any material related to the fragile talks to the Five Eyes alliance, the decades-old intelligence-sharing pact between the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
According to officials familiar with the decision, all analytical assessments and intelligence linked to the negotiations were classified as “NOFORN” – not for release to foreign nationals. The only information permitted to circulate was material already made public.
The memorandum also restricted access within the U.S. intelligence community itself, limiting distribution to the agencies that had created or directly obtained the intelligence.
At the same time, the order did not appear to block the exchange of diplomatic reporting collected outside of U.S. intelligence channels, nor did it apply to operational military information. American officials continue to provide Ukraine with battlefield intelligence to support its defense against Russia’s invasion.
Gabbard has faced scrutiny in recent months. In March, she told lawmakers that U.S. agencies had concluded Iran had not decided to build a nuclear weapon, though its stockpile of enriched uranium exceeded civilian needs. President Donald Trump publicly dismissed her remarks, saying: “I don’t care what she said.”
In June, U.S. media reported that Gabbard may have lost the president’s confidence over her stance on the war between Israel and Hamas.
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