There is talk of President Putin's affair with former Olympic champion, she is also the mother of two children – News India Live | News India

Russian President Vladimir Putin is having an affair with former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva. They also have two sons from the relationship, who are living a luxurious life in a high-security palace. This claim has been made by a Russian website. The former Olympic rhythmic gymnast's relationship with Putin has been discussed in Russia for almost a decade. But, the website has given a detailed report about their children.

According to reports, nine-year-old Ivan and five-year-old Vladimir Putin Jr. spend most of their time in their palace near Lake Valdai, northwest of Moscow. Both boys are being looked after by Kremlin Federal Guard officers, their nanny, teachers and officials. They love giant Lego sets and iPads and meet their parents only late at night. The shocking thing is that there is no information about them in any government database. They do not travel in any airline plane. A website report has revealed that there is a special private plane for them.

Elder son Ivan was born in 2015 at the St. Anna maternity clinic in Lugano, Switzerland, while Vladimir Jr. was born in 2019 in the city of Moscow. Putin has made no direct mention of his children in public. But last week, he told schoolchildren in Siberia: “Members of my family, young children, speak Chinese.” Teachers are believed to have been hired to teach them English as well as German. They do not attend any school. They are being educated at home.

Ivan and Vladimir Jr. are also learning music. The elder son Ivan enjoys gymnastics as well as playing hockey matches with father Putin. 71-year-old Putin has two daughters from his first marriage, 39-year-old Maria and 38-year-old Katerina. The relationship between the Russian President and Alina began in 2008, six years before Putin's divorce from his first wife Lyudmila. Putin's girlfriend Alina won a bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She retired after winning a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. After this, she served for two years in the lower house of the Russian Parliament.