US Halts Intelligence Sharing on Ukraine, Signaling Shift Toward Russia
Friday, 22 August 2025 () The United States has stopped sharing intelligence on Ukraine with its closest allies, marking a strategic shift toward potential normalization with Russia. Gabbard’s Directive Cuts Off Allies On July 20, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a directive barring the transfer of intelligence related to Ukraine to any foreign nation—including America’s top partners in the Five Eyes group: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The order also limits the internal circulation of Ukraine-related data within the US intelligence community, which includes 18 agencies. According to CBS News, such directives are not unprecedented when American and allied interests diverge. But as former CIA analyst Steven Cash warned, the move could “chill relations” and weaken collective responses to adversaries—an indication that Washington may no longer see Moscow as a common enemy.
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