The strictly confidential Wladimir Putin naked in front of the whole world. After years of jealously hiding his private life, the Russian president finds himself with his secrets, at least partially revealed: Western sanctions for the war in Ukraine In fact, they brought to the fore the family of the “Tsar”, official and unofficial. Amid luxury mansions in Europe, lavish weddings and secret lives away from the limelight, Putin’s closest entourage, whom the Russian president feels he needs to protect for national security reasons, is emerging from the veil of secrecy that has surrounded him for years.
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It emanates from the two recognized daughters – Maria and Katya had from his ex-wife Lyumila Ocheretnaya -, to the alleged four illegitimate children and to the lovers, including the gymnast Alina Kabaeva with whom the relationship would continue even now.
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Putin, private life exposed by sanctions
Although shadows remain on the numbers and size of the royal family, what is certain is that the “members are the beneficiaries of a kleptocratic system in which Putin commands as mafia godfathers, and lieutenant-oligarchs pay tribute in the form of wealth and mansions to all in Putin’s affective sphere, ”comments The New York Times in an X-ray of Putin’s family beginning with a visit to the Villa Certosa di Maria in Katya in 2008. Guests of Silvio Berlusconi In Sardinia, the two went on luxury shopping and boat trips, as long as they remain anonymous. Katja, now over 40, is Putin’s “most disciplined” daughter. She is married to Kirill Shamalov, son of Nikolai Shamalov, a close ally of the Russian president and a major shareholder in Bank Rossiya, the tsar’s bank. The two married in one of Putin’s favorite ski resorts, Igora, in a lavish ceremony between ice rinks and light shows. His sister Maria, who had come from Holland with her husband Jorrit Faassen, also attended the wedding. Maria has lived in the Netherlands for decades, but since 2014, when Russian separatists shot down a Malaysia Airlines plane departing from Amsterdam, she has faced widespread criticism from neighbors and beyond. A Ukrainian flag with the inscription “Ave Maria Putin” was recently hoisted on a plot of land near Amsterdam that Faasen had bought in the past.
Putin, lovers and secret daughters
But the Russian President’s emotional entourage includes a number of other unofficial women. There is Svetlana Krivonogich, a former St. Petersburg cleaning lady who allegedly had an affair with Putin. The woman is now a real estate queen, board member of Bank Rossiya and shareholder of Igora ski resort where Kathya moved. From the relationship with Putin was born Elizaveta Vladimirovna Krivonogikh. The two lived in a luxurious estate in Monte Carlo.
But the woman of the moment Kabaeva, the former Russian gymnastics champion who is rumored to be Putin’s wife. Alina Kabaeva lives in Switzerland with her tsar children in a renowned clinic in Lugano. It is she who has been targeted by British sanctions and against whom a petition has been launched in Switzerland to have her removed. Kabaeva was recently spotted in Moscow, but like all members of Putin’s family, it was a second appearance. Then, like the rest of the family, a veil fell on her again, even if this time – thanks to the sanctions – was much lighter and more transparent.