Conor Kennedy, ‘talked his way’ into fighting in the Ukraine war despite having no combat experience

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has revealed that his son Conor Kennedy “gave his way” to enlist for the war in Ukraine, despite having no military experience.

Conor Kennedy, who is also the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, secretly volunteered to join the war in Ukraine because he thought Vladimir Putin was a “gangster” and a “bully,” his father said.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Conor’s father, appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show on Tuesday to speak about his son taking part in the battle in Ukraine. He revealed that he and his wife had no idea that Conor was joining the war effort and that there was only one person on the ground in Ukraine who knew who Conor was.

RFK Jr. said Conor’s reason for wanting to fight in the war was because his son “don’t like Putin, he doesn’t like bullies” and he doesn’t support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“He felt he shouldn’t argue about it… unless he was willing to play the game and take his own risk,” said RFK Jr. about his son’s choice to go to the war zone.

“He had no military experience and talked his way into the unit,” his father told Kelly.

“He’s had gun battles, mostly at night, and lots of artillery battles with the Russians.”

Conor wanted to fight anonymously in the war. His father told Kelly that he had only told one American that he was going to Ukraine to fight, and that only one person in Ukraine knew his real identity.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kelly explained, “He had a job at a law firm, a really good law firm in Los Angeles, and I was looking forward to him coming to live with me this summer.”

Conor Kennedy, who fought in secret in Ukraine, in the photo with his girlfriend Giulia B.

But after asking Conor more about his plans, he said his son told him, “I’m not going. I want to talk with you. I don’t want you to ask me what I’m doing.’

“I was like, ‘Uh…’ explained RFJ Jr. from. “He said, ‘I’ll explain it to you at some point, but I don’t want you to ask me now, and if you could respect that one day, it would mean a lot to me.’ So I did.’

Understandably, Robert Kennedy and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, began investigating Conor’s whereabouts after hearing nothing from him. The parents then stumbled upon his credit card bills.

“The last we saw was in Poland and then there was one in Ukraine and then they just stopped,” he recalled. “He didn’t tell anyone where he was going or what he was doing.”

Conor had joined the International Legion that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set up in February to ask foreigners to help fight Russia.

Robert Kennedy also revealed to Kelly that his son was now back home in the US.

“He came back a few days ago. I flew to the East Coast to meet him and I heard about what he was doing,” Kennedy said.

“I’m very glad I didn’t know what he was up to.”

Conor with his girlfriend, Brazilian singer Giulia Be.

The 28-year-old previously wrote on his Instagram page about his decision to join the war effort: “Like many people, I was deeply moved by what I saw happening in Ukraine over the past year.

‘I wanted to help. When I heard about the Ukrainian International Legion, I knew I would go and went to the embassy the next day to enlist.’

RFK’s grandson added: ‘I told one person here where I was, and I told one person there my real name. I didn’t want my family or friends to worry, and I didn’t want to be treated differently there.”