On October 14, 2025, a new chapter in the decades-long mystery surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was set to unfold. Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican and chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, made a stunning announcement: the Russian ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, would hand deliver a 350-page document to her office containing the Russian government’s findings on who killed the 35th president of the United States. According to TNND and other sources, this moment marks the first time in history that Congress has been granted access to these particular Russian files, which had previously been sought and denied in the 1990s.
“My office just received word from the @RusEmbUSA that the ambassador from Russia to the United States will be hand delivering the @GovernmentRF’s findings on who assassinated JFK to my office,” Luna wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. She further emphasized, “It is important to note that Congress attempted to obtain these files in the 90’s and was denied. We have been given access to them now for the first time in history.”
This development comes at a time of renewed public interest in the Kennedy assassination. Over sixty years have passed since that fateful day in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was shot and killed. Despite the passage of time, the American public’s appetite for answers has not waned. In fact, a Gallup poll released in November 2023 found that the majority of Americans still do not believe that Lee Harvey Oswald, the man officially accused of the crime, acted alone. The proliferation of conspiracy theories has only grown over the decades, fueled by government secrecy and the slow trickle of declassified documents.
Luna, who was appointed as chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets earlier in 2025, has made it her mission to bring transparency to this and other historic mysteries. In a statement from May, she reflected on the enduring impact of Kennedy’s death, saying, “The death of President Kennedy was a momentous and tragic day for the Kennedy family, this country, and the world. The country has never been the same as it was before then.” She did not mince words about the government’s handling of the investigation, adding, “Compounding that tragedy, however, has been the 60 years of half-truths, deception, and outright lies that the federal government has offered regarding the details of that day and the events surrounding it.”
To ensure the American public has full access to the Russian document, Luna’s office will be collaborating with Jefferson Morley, a former Washington Post reporter and a noted expert on the Kennedy assassination. According to Luna, “My office will be working with former Washington Post reporter Jefferson Morley to make sure the American public has full access to the document.” Morley’s involvement is likely to reassure those who worry that the files might be withheld or selectively released.
The Russian files have long been a subject of intrigue. Congress had previously attempted to obtain them in the 1990s, but was rebuffed. The precise contents of the 350-page report remain unknown as of the announcement, but their delivery to a sitting member of Congress—especially one with a mandate to pursue declassification—has raised hopes among historians, researchers, and the general public that new light might finally be shed on the events of November 1963.
This move from Russia comes amid a broader push for transparency in the United States. In January 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify files related to the assassinations of JFK, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Trump administration subsequently released more than 60,000 pages of previously classified JFK assassination files on March 18. Luna was quick to praise the order, stating, “I applaud President Trump for following through on his promise of transparency to the American people.” She went on to outline her task force’s approach: “By investigating the newly released JFK files, consulting experts, and tracking down surviving staff of various investigative committees, my task force will get to the bottom of this mystery and share our findings with the American people.”
Luna has been vocal about the consequences of government secrecy. In March 2025, she explained, “The reason that you have such an array of theories [about the assassination] is because the government was not transparent about it.” Her comments reflect a frustration shared by many Americans who have watched the story of the Kennedy assassination become a patchwork of speculation, half-released documents, and, occasionally, outright misinformation. The hope is that the Russian files—whatever they may contain—could fill in some of the gaps or at least provide a new perspective.
What exactly might be found in the Russian government’s files? That remains to be seen. Russia, as the successor state to the Soviet Union, would have had its own intelligence interests and sources regarding the Kennedy assassination, especially given the Cold War context and the alleged connections between Lee Harvey Oswald and the Soviet Union. Whether the Russian documents corroborate, contradict, or complicate the official U.S. narrative is a question that has researchers eager for answers.
The Kennedy assassination has long been a flashpoint for debates about government transparency, public trust, and the limits of official narratives. The 1990s saw a wave of interest in declassification, spurred in part by Oliver Stone’s film JFK and the subsequent passage of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. While that act led to the release of many documents, significant portions remained redacted or withheld. The Trump-era releases and now the Russian files represent the latest efforts to break down those barriers.
Of course, not everyone is convinced that any single document or set of files will provide definitive answers. The Kennedy assassination has become, for better or worse, a Rorschach test for American skepticism. Still, the hand delivery of a 350-page dossier by a foreign ambassador to a U.S. Congresswoman is anything but routine. It signals both the enduring power of the Kennedy story and the ongoing tug-of-war over history, secrecy, and truth.
As Luna’s office prepares to receive and review the Russian files, the eyes of historians, journalists, and the public are watching closely. Will these documents finally provide the clarity so many have sought, or will they add yet another layer to one of America’s most persistent mysteries? Only time—and careful scrutiny—will tell. For now, the promise of new information has reignited a national conversation about the past, the present, and the right to know.
