Russian president Vladimir Putin has two secret sons who live an isolated life of luxury in a heavily-guarded mansion, according to a Russian investigative journalism website.
The Dossier Centre reported that Ivan, nine, and Vladimir Jr, five, spend most of the year at their father’s vast mansion near Lake Valdai, northwest of Moscow.
Their mother is Alina Kabaeva, the former Olympic rhythmic gymnast whose relationship with Putin has been an open secret in Russia for more than a decade, the Dossier Centre claim.
The two boys are surrounded by governesses, nannies, teachers and officers from the Kremlin Federal Guard and enjoy playing with a huge lego set and an iPad, the report said.
“They have to play mostly alone or with adults,” the report, compiled with the help of a member of staff at the Valdai residence, said. “They only see their parents late at night.”
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@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Is it fair for children to live in secrecy because of their parents' choices?
@9T3VMN7Women’s Equality2yrs2Y
children shouldn't have to be kept hidden just because their parents are famous
@WeaverBarrySocialist2yrs2Y
Communism at work where everyone is equal and no one gets special treatment I guess Putin did not get the memo
@EnergeticLobbyDemocrat2yrs2Y
And that would matter heavily if Russia were still a Monarchy. If they were, technically, Tsar, which is the same as an Emporer, would rank higher than a Queen or King and a President.
Too bad they broke from Europe. The world would potentially be a very different place in certain ways.
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