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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Croft

Conor Kennedy, son of RFK Jr, placed on Russia’s international wanted list

  • A Russian court has authorised the arrest in absentia of Conor Kennedy, son of US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr , for fighting in Ukraine .
  • The 32-year-old has been placed on Russia 's international wanted list on mercenary charges and faces up to ten years in prison if captured.
  • Kennedy secretly enlisted in Ukraine's International Legion in 2022 and served in the Kharkiv region during the early months of the conflict.
  • Several other foreign volunteers from the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, and the Czech Republic were also targeted in similar Russian court rulings.
  • The ruling could further strain relations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as the US president attempts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine.

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