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BumRushDaShow

(160,871 posts)
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 05:17 AM Aug 23

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/

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Gabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 23 OP
Another anti-American republicon incompetent BoRaGard Aug 23 #1
Imagine............ popsdenver Aug 23 #24
I don't think five eyes wants to share anything with us anymore either Walleye Aug 23 #2
Five Eyes would be foolish to collaborate with the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #3
Looks like this is the biggest national security problem since the 60s Walleye Aug 23 #4
Trump could not care less about the safety of the US. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #5
You can bet your sweet bippy popsdenver Aug 23 #22
I assume CIA agents are quitting as we speak. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #33
The Israelis learned the hard way ... they'll never share anything with us again FakeNoose Aug 23 #34
can't blame them. barbtries Aug 23 #15
I would honestly advise them not to. I love the United States but we are not acting as good allies. Midnight Writer Aug 23 #27
"Share intelligence"? oasis Aug 23 #37
She doesn't want them to know about Trump's betrayals. nt SunSeeker Aug 23 #6
can only share w putler. mopinko Aug 23 #7
The Siberian Candidate. Marcuse Aug 23 #8
Working hard for Master Putin! travelingthrulife Aug 23 #9
Five eyes does not trust US!!! Grins Aug 23 #10
Gabbard edhopper Aug 23 #11
There are many potential popsdenver Aug 23 #25
Serious malfeasance, bordering on the criminal. I imagine she was just "following orders." Martin68 Aug 23 #12
I knew something was shady about her during the democratic debate in 2020. Crowman2009 Aug 23 #13
this push to authoritarian is in full swing barbtries Aug 23 #14
If it involved TSF, there was no intelligence. Sneederbunk Aug 23 #16
Five Eyes Knows Plenty Already 2na fisherman Aug 23 #17
Gabbard is a Russian asset Quanto Magnus Aug 23 #18
Rather they are talking Figarosmom Aug 23 #19
Over a century of hard-won allies and partnerships flushed down Trump's golden toilet Hekate Aug 23 #20
Yes! Free, Democratic countries will never trust the spineless US again wolfie001 Aug 23 #35
She should never be welcome in those countries now. miyazaki Aug 23 #21
The only country we will be sharing such intelligence with will be Russia. 70sEraVet Aug 23 #23
From earlier press reports: Safe as Milk Aug 23 #32
They are cutting us off from the world and....are they also trapping us in so we can't leave? 🤔 underpants Aug 23 #26
I love that... littlemissmartypants Aug 23 #29
Lots of dumb lots of jokes. Of course, there's....everyday 🤣 underpants Aug 23 #30
Thank gawd. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 23 #31
So krasnov Just Jerome Aug 23 #36
It was just a cost-savings measure CloudWatcher Aug 23 #28

popsdenver

(544 posts)
24. Imagine............
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:37 PM
Aug 23

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

Irish_Dem

(75,501 posts)
3. Five Eyes would be foolish to collaborate with the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:18 AM
Aug 23

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

Walleye

(42,643 posts)
4. Looks like this is the biggest national security problem since the 60s
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:20 AM
Aug 23

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

(75,501 posts)
5. Trump could not care less about the safety of the US.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:34 AM
Aug 23

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

(544 posts)
22. You can bet your sweet bippy
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:27 PM
Aug 23

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......

FakeNoose

(38,773 posts)
34. The Israelis learned the hard way ... they'll never share anything with us again
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 05:52 PM
Aug 23

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.

Midnight Writer

(24,781 posts)
27. I would honestly advise them not to. I love the United States but we are not acting as good allies.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:50 PM
Aug 23

Anything shared with us will be shared with many of our enemies and/or used against our friends. I believe this to be true.

Grins

(8,901 posts)
10. Five eyes does not trust US!!!
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:20 AM
Aug 23

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!

popsdenver

(544 posts)
25. There are many potential
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:44 PM
Aug 23

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

Crowman2009

(3,271 posts)
13. I knew something was shady about her during the democratic debate in 2020.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:34 AM
Aug 23

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

2na fisherman

(103 posts)
17. Five Eyes Knows Plenty Already
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:22 PM
Aug 23

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.

wolfie001

(6,223 posts)
35. Yes! Free, Democratic countries will never trust the spineless US again
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:12 PM
Aug 23

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.

Safe as Milk

(151 posts)
32. From earlier press reports:
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 05:12 PM
Aug 23

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

(193,257 posts)
26. They are cutting us off from the world and....are they also trapping us in so we can't leave? 🤔
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:47 PM
Aug 23

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littlemissmartypants

(29,900 posts)
29. I love that...
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 03:45 PM
Aug 23

The gloves were posted at the end. A suggestion so subtle, that the idiot and crew are probably still scratching their heads and wondering.

CloudWatcher

(2,127 posts)
28. It was just a cost-savings measure
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:20 PM
Aug 23

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.

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