MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium left over from thousands of Cold War nuclear warheads.

Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Darchiyev delivered JFK assassination documents to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who will have experts translate the 350-page report.

To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a full wartime footing, the Kremlin has both splurged on weapons factories and begun trading more with China to evade Western sanctions.

On October 16, Russia fired 357 projectiles in its fourth massive overnight strike in two weeks. Ukraine intercepted 283 drones, decoys and missiles while another 18 missiles were “locally lost.” At least 14 missiles and 37 drones slipped through defenses.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Wednesday that the U.S. will “impose costs” on Russia if there is “no path to peace in the short term” in Moscow’s war with Ukraine.  “If there is no

A U.S.-sanctioned Russian LNG tanker appears to have carried out a rare ship-to-ship transfer off Malaysia, highlighting Moscow's growing defiance of Western energy sanctions.

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory from Russia.