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US Health Secretary Son Conor Kennedy Arrested in Absentia by Russia Over Fighting for Ukraine
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A Russian court has authorized the arrest in absentia of Conor Kennedy, the son of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, The Independent reported on August 13.
The 32-year-old American has been placed on Russia’s international wanted list on mercenary charges. If captured, he faces up to ten years in prison.
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Kennedy secretly enlisted in Ukraine’s International Legion in 2022 and served in the Kharkiv region during the early months of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Independent wrote.
He is not the only foreign national facing legal action from Moscow. Several other volunteers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Colombia, and the Czech Republic have also been targeted in similar Russian court rulings.
The Independent noted that the ruling could further strain relations between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, complicating Trump’s efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine.
The targeting of foreign volunteers by Russian courts comes as they continue to play an active role in frontline combat. Recently. Colombian foreign volunteers have taken part in joint operations alongside Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).
Volunteers serving in the International Legion under HUR’s Tactical Group “Revansh” helped clear an infiltrated Russian airborne position near Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region, utilizing FPV drones and grenade assaults to eliminate one Russian soldier and capture another.
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