Vladimir Poutine exhibit to the whole world his coup with Ukraine. The president of the Russian federation since 2012, however, is much more secretive when it comes to his personal life. His health which worried, he never said anything about it and the same for his loves. Officially separated from his wife Lioudmila in 2013, he has had a relationship for years with an Olympic gymnastics champion 30 years his junior, Alina Kabaeva. But who is this woman in the shadows, a former gymnast converted into politics and communication?
Alina Maratovna Kabaeva was born on May 12, 1983 in Uzbekistan, at the time part of the USSR, growing up in a family of sportsmen where his father was a professional footballer. At 3 years old, little Alina chose to do rhythmic gymnastics, a field in which she shone from her adolescence. She thus wins 2 Olympic medals, 14 world awards and 21 at European level. When she decided to retire from sport, Alina Kabaeva became interested in politics and became a member of the Russian parliament between 2007 and 2014, representing the right-wing United Russia party, chaired by Vladmir Putin. From 2014, the 30-year-old became a member of the National Media Group, the country’s powerful media group.
It was in 2008 that the first links between Vladimir Putin, a great sports fan who likes to show off his muscles, and Alina Kabaeva appeared, in an article in a Moscow newspaper managed by the former KBG spy Alexander Lebedev. Nicknamed the “Russia’s first mistress“, has never confirmed an affair with the politician, but has never denied it either. The couple would be married and have several children. As early as 2016, the former sportswoman displayed an alliance which she then discreetly hidden from the cameras. Her alleged pregnancy surfaced a year later when the young woman went to a gymnastics competition in a loose dress, badly hiding her curves. A Russian media had then reported that the president had become engaged with the ex-gymnast, but this was denied. Shortly after, the newspaper was closed by the Russian authorities. She appears more and more often on the arm of Vladimir Putin during official parties and enjoys a certain impunity during working sessions at the Duma. His improbable salary, 300,000 euros per year, leaves many questions unanswered, but nobody dares to say anything, indicated in 2013 The Team.
A Russian source told the Sun : “Vladimir Putin is a very private man. He hid his now adult daughters with fake IDs for years. He speaks very little about them and never mentions their first name. If Alina Kabaeva gave birth to children with him, then he must do everything to hide it. He is obsessive about his family’s safety.” The New York Times argued that Alina Kabaeva had given birth to Vladimir Putin’s illegitimate child in late 2008 in Moscow. For her part, the Olympic champion has never disclosed the name of the father, indicated The Team, going so far as to claim that he is her nephew and not her son… But in November 2012, she once again took the direction of the United States, where she gave birth to a little girl. Once again, she will not give the name of the father, but that of Vladimir Putin comes up insistently. Rebelotte in 2015 with the announcement of a third child, a happy event that the Kremlin had denied.