RFK Jr.’s Son Conor Kennedy Put on Russia’s Most Wanted List

Conor Kennedy, the son of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been placed on Russia's international wanted list after traveling to Ukraine in 2022 to fight with the country's International Legion.

A Moscow court authorized Kennedy's arrest in absentia on charges of mercenarism, according to Russian state media outlet TASS. If detained, Kennedy faces a sentence of seven to ten years in prison.

Despite having no prior military experience, Kennedy traveled to Ukraine without informing his family and enlisted with Ukraine's International Legion. He served on the northeastern frontline for roughly two and a half months before returning to the United States to resume law studies at Georgetown University.

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He later described the experience in an Instagram post, writing that he had been deeply moved

RFK Jr., now serving as US Health Secretary in the Trump administration, said at the time that he and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, only became suspicious of their son's whereabouts when credit card charges appeared from Poland and then Ukraine. He later said he was proud of his son's decision.

Conor Kennedy, who was once in a high-profile relationship with pop star Taylor Swift, earlier this month announced his engagement to Brazilian singer Giulia Be.