Subhi Agrawal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has always kept his relationship private. But as per the Russian investigative journalism website, he has two secret sons with former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
Putin’s Secret Sons
The Dossier Centre reported that Ivan, nine, and Vladimir Jr, five, are living a luxurious life as they spend most of the year at Putin’s heavily guarded mansion near Lake Valdai, northwest of Moscow.
As per Independent reports, compiled with the help of Putin’s staff at the Valdai residence, “They have to play mostly alone or with adults. They only see their parents late at night.”
The Dossier Centre revealed that the boy’s mother Alina Kavaeva has had an open secret in Russian for over a decade. As per reports, the boys live around governesses, nannies, teachers, and officers from the Kremlin Federal Guard. Moreover, they love spending time with a huge Lego set and an iPad.
As per reports, in spring 2015, The oldest one Ivan was born at the Sant’Anna maternity clinic in the Swiss city of Lugano, while the youngest one Vladimir Jr was born in spring 2019 in Moscow.
“They Don’t Fly On Regular Flights”
“Their dates of birth are only known by their immediate family. They don’t fly on regular flights, they have separate planes,” the report said, as per Independent.
“They don’t attend kindergartens or schools, they are [taught by] hired governesses. They live in residences guarded by the FSO, sail on yachts, and ride armored trains.”
Although Putin has never directly mentioned the boys. However, this week, he told schoolchildren in Siberia that, “Members of my family, the little ones, speak Chinese.”
The boys travel by guarded train or private jet. They both mainly spend their July and August on luxury yachts, usually in the Gulf of Finland, on the Black Sea coast, and in Russia’s northern lakes. In February and March, they came to their residence where they have been learning to ski, near the Krasnaya Polyana resort.
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