MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has authorized the arrest in absentia of US citizen Conor Kennedy, accused of acting as a mercenary for the Ukrainian armed forces. As a TASS correspondent reports from the Moscow City Court, Kennedy has been placed on the international wanted list.
"The petition of the investigative body shall be granted," the corresponding ruling of the trial court stated. The American's defense disagreed with this decision and appealed it. According to a TASS correspondent, the appeals court upheld the district court's decision, and the trial itself was held behind closed doors.
Kennedy is charged with committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 353 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict or military action). Under this article, the US citizen faces 7 to 10 years in prison. Conor Kennedy is the grand-nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy and the grandson of former US Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
Previously, the Kennedy family member himself said on his social media page that he returned from Ukraine in October 2022 after participating in combat operations in the Kharkov area as part of the International Legion. He participated in combat operations on the side of the Ukrainian forces incognito.
