Albert Agyapong
For years now, there have been rumours that Alina Kabaeva is the alleged girlfriend of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Many have wondered who Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend is.
Here is everything you need to know about Alina Kabaeva.
Who is Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva?
Alina Kabaeva is a 39-year-old Russian politician, media manager and retired rhythmic gymnast.
Alina Kabaeva was born on 12th May 1983 in Uzbekistan, then part of the Soviet Union. She grew up in a sporting family.
When Kabaeva was three years old, she followed in her father’s footsteps to begin her own sports career becoming a rising star in rhythmic gymnastics.
She moved to Moscow in her early teens where her mother took her to the Russian head coach, Irina Viner.
Kabaeva went on to win Gold at the 2004 Athens Games and Bronze at 2000 in Sydney.
She is among the most successful gymnasts in history with 2 Olympic medals,14 World Championship medals, and 21 European Championship medals.
She began a career in politics after announcing her retirement from gymnastics.
Alina Kabaeva was a member of the Russian parliament between 2007 and 2014 representing the United Russia party.
Her time in the Russian parliament was entangled with controversies as she voted for the Russian gay propaganda law,making the distribution of propaganda of non-traditinal s—xual relationships among minor punishable offence.
In September 2014,Kabaeva accepted a position as chair of the National Media Group-the largest Russian media conglomerate.
Alina Kabaeva in 2022 was hit with sanctions by the US and UK as sanctions imposed are designed to punish those closest to Vladimir Putin.
How long have Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva been dating?
Rumours indicate that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been in an amorous relationship with Alina Kabeva for over a decade.
It was first rumoured in 2018 that the pair were dating.
Alina Kabaeva has denied she is Putin’s mistresss.
Unnamed officials who have attended Putin’s private parties say they have never seen the two together but are in no doubt they do have a relationship claiming that only top-ranking officers in Putin’s security detail are aware of their arrangement.
Recall in 2016 that Kabaeva appeared in public wearing a ring on her ring finger which she hid from the cameras.
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Alina Kabaeva wore the ring again during a rare TV interview,where she failed to shed any new light on her alleged relationship with the Kremlin leader whose name wasn’t mentioned.
In February 2017,she made a public appearance and this time around she showed off the ring at gymnastics tournament in Moscow.
Months after she showed off what appeared to be a wedding ring on a public gathering in Italy.
Rumours in February,2023 indicated that Putin is allegedly living with Kabaeva and their family in a luxurious mansion near Moscow.
Rumours also has it that the Russian leader bought Kabaeva a property empire valued at £ 100 million using a slush fund in Cyprus,the Russian investigative site the project has claimed.
How many children do Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva have together?
Alina Kabaeva reportedly have a secret family with Vladimir Putin.
Recalled in 2017 that Kabaeva was pregnant when she attended a girls’ gymnastics competition in Moscow wearing a loose-fitting red dress which appeared to be hiding her bump.
A Russian newspaper then reported that the pair were engaged but the story was denied and the paper was shut down by Kremlin authorities.
Stories that the couple had multiple children sprung up which triggered Alina Kabaeva to deny ever given birth.
However, unnamed officials claimed they had spotted kids on the premises of the luxurious mansion and satellite images taken between 2016 and 2020 showed a playground in the woods, which is believed to have been built for the family.
In 2023, a doctor was identified for the first time by Russian investigative outlet Proekt as the medical professional who had been with Kabaeva for the birth of at least two of Putin’s children.
It is understood Soviet-born Dr Natalia Thiebaud Kondratieva, 63, was the as-of-then unnamed medic who revealed the existence of the two children last year in the Swiss newspaper, Sonntagszeitung.
There are also rumours that Putin and Kabaeva have at least one more child.
Dr Kondratieva died in Switzerland on February 24 – the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Despite this, Putin has always been and remains secretive about his personal life and family.
A Moscow source told The Sun: “Putin is an intensely private man – he has been hiding his two adult daughters under fake IDs for years. Even now, though he talks about them occasionally, he never names them.
“If Alina gave birth to his children, her hiding away might be one of the strongest hints pointing to this. He is obsessive about the security of his family.”
