Ukrainian soldiers at the front. (Illustrative image) – © EPA-EFE
Conor Kennedy, grandson of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, to Ukraine to fight the Russians. “I wanted to help.”
Werner Roomers
“I wanted to help. When I heard about the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, I went to introduce myself at the Ukrainian Embassy on the same day,” Conor Kennedy wrote on Instagram Friday evening.
The 28-year-old American is now back home, after fighting for several months, including in the Northeast, where some of the fiercest battles took place.
I was not a trained soldier. But I can carry heavy equipment and I learned quickly.” According to Connor – in 2012, a friend of the famous American singer Taylor Swift (32 years old) – was ready to die: “I was and still am very affected by what is happening in Ukraine.” He called on the Ukrainian people to continue to support The people and the armed forces: “This terrible war will determine the fate of democracy this century.”
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Connor says he only told one person in his entourage that he was going to fight in Ukraine. In Ukraine, only one person knew his evocative last name: “I didn’t want to be treated any other way.”
His girlfriend, 23-year-old Brazilian singer Julia B, wrote in Connor’s Instagram post that she was “so proud” of him, while it was tough “all those months gone by and we were worried.”
Connor is the grandson of former US Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot dead in 1968, as well as his brother, US President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
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