Taylor Swift’s ex and RFK Jr.’s son Conor Kennedy put on Russia’s international wanted list
Taylor Swift’s ex and RFK Jr.’s son Conor Kennedy put on Russia’s international wanted list
Kathleen PerriconeThu, August 20, 2026 at 2:59 AM UTC
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Conor Kennedy in Los Angeles in 2025; Taylor Swift in New York City on June 11Credit: Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/GettyKey Points -
Conor Kennedy, who famously dated Taylor Swift in 2012, has been put on Russia’s international wanted list.
The 32-year-old is accused of acting as a mercenary for the Ukrainian armed forces.
District Court in Moscow has authorized Kennedy’s arrest in absentia, and he faces 7 to 10 years in prison.
Russia’s got a list of names, and it seems Conor Kennedy’s is in red, underlined.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 32-year-old son — who famously dated Taylor Swift in 2012 —has been put on the country’s international wanted list, accused of acting as a mercenary for the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to Russian state media TASS, Kennedy has been charged with “participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict or military action,” found in Article 353 of the Russian Criminal Code. Per the article, he faces 7 to 10 years in prison if detained.
Conor Kennedy with his father, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in Malibu, Calif., in 2017Credit: Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Instagram
On Aug. 12, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow authorized Conor’s arrest in absentia. His legal team “disagreed with this decision and appealed it,” reported a TASS correspondent, but the appeals court upheld the court’s decision.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Conor for comment.
In 2022, while on a break from his law studies at Georgetown University, Conor enlisted in the International Legion of Ukraine and served on the Kharkiv front.
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“A challenging time, Conor is most proud of the work he and his team did there,” reads the lawyer’s biography on his firm’s website.
Conor, who inspired Swift’s 2012 song “Starlight,” detailed his experience in Ukraine in an Instagram post, revealing that he kept it a secret from everyone, even his family.
“I told one person here where I was, and I told one person there my real name,” he wrote. “I didn’t want my family or friends to worry, and I didn’t want to be treated differently there. Going in, I had no prior military experience and wasn’t a great shot, but I could carry heavy things and learned fast. I was also willing to die there.”
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Conor spent about 10 weeks in Ukraine, of which he said, “I saw a lot and I felt a lot. I liked being a soldier, more than I had expected. It is scary. But life is simple, and the rewards for finding courage and doing good are substantial… I know I’m lucky I made it back, but I would also take all the risks we took over again.”
Kennedy has been engaged to Brazilian singer Giulia Be since August 2024 and is soon to be married. Days ago, she posted photos from her bachelorette party on Instagram.
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