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Russian Ambassador Hands 350-Page Soviet-Era JFK Report to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Luna says a vetted translation will precede public posting, with independent authentication still pending.

FILE - President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot, Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas. Riding with President Kennedy are first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, second from left, and her husband, Texas Gov. John Connally, far left. The 60th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination, marked on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, finds his family, and the country, at a moment many would not have imagined in JFK's lifetime. (AP Photo/Jim Altgens)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) speaks with reporters as she leaves the U.S. Capitol for the weekend on May 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Luna answered questions on the House Oversight Committee's meeting to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
US Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) speaks during the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said her office has received documents from Russia related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. She wrote that "this is of massive historical significance." (AP FILE PHOTO)

Overview

  • Ambassador Alexander Darchiev delivered the archive to Luna after her request, the Russian embassy said, during a meeting at his residence in Washington.
  • The collection is roughly 350 pages and is described by Moscow as compiled from declassified Soviet sources.
  • Luna says a review team that includes investigative journalist Jefferson Morley will translate and evaluate the material before it is uploaded.
  • Russia’s embassy says the documents will also be officially published in Russia in November.
  • Commentators questioned the provenance and warned of potential disinformation, while U.S. verification of the contents has not been announced.