Overview

• A memo signed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on July 20 designated all intelligence on Russia‑Ukraine negotiations as NOFORN.
• The directive explicitly bars sharing with Five Eyes partners and limits circulation to the agencies that produced the intelligence.
• Only information already made public may be shared outside the U.S. intelligence community under the order.
• The restriction does not apply to non‑intelligence diplomatic reporting or to battlefield data unrelated to the talks.
• Former officials are divided over the move’s impact, with some warning it could erode allied trust as ODNI referred inquiries to a White House that has not commented.