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Conor Kennedy, the subordinate of the celebrated governmental household who dated Taylor Swift successful 2012, revealed that helium enlisted successful Ukraine’s International Legion. Find retired wherefore helium wanted to “take action” below.
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Taylor Swift's ex, Conor Kennedy, helped the radical of Ukraine from the frontlines.
The 28-year-old—whose parents are Robert Kennedy Jr. and the late Mary Richardson Kennedy—revealed on social media that earlier this twelvemonth helium enlisted successful Ukraine's International Legion aft Russian subject forces invaded the Eastern European state successful February.
"I cognize this communicative is coming out, truthful I privation to accidental my portion archetypal to marque the champion of it and promote others to instrumentality action," he wrote successful an Oct. 14 Instagram post, alongside a representation of his person connected the frontlines in Ukraine. "Like galore people, I was profoundly moved by what I saw happening successful Ukraine implicit the past year. I wanted to help. When I heard astir Ukraine's International Legion, I knew I was going, and I went to the embassy to enlist the adjacent day."
Conor said that helium lone told 1 idiosyncratic successful the U.S. astir his enlistment and lone gave 1 idiosyncratic successful Ukraine his existent name. He shared that helium didn't privation those adjacent to him to interest and he "didn't privation to beryllium treated otherwise there" due to his famous family.
While Conor noted that his clip successful Ukraine "wasn't long," helium said helium would "take each the risks we took implicit again."
For the astir part, Conor has kept a debased illustration since his whirlwind romance with Taylor, 32, ended successful Sept. 2012 aft lone a fewer months of dating.
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Though the brace remained mum connected the split, fans judge that the "Bad Blood" vocalist wrote astir Conor successful her 2012 song, "Begin Again," with lyrics referring to starting implicit aft a heartbreak.
With his narration with Taylor a decennary down him, Conor is present utilizing his level to bring consciousness to what's happening overseas successful Ukraine.
"For now, I'll lone impulse you to assistance successful your idiosyncratic capacity," helium wrote connected Instagram. "Join the legion, assistance connected the border, oregon nonstop medical supplies. Every day, idiosyncratic determination sacrifices everything for a lasting peace. They can't beryllium asked to enactment alone."
