KEY POINTS

  • Putin is rumored to be welcoming another daughter with Kabaeva
  • A Telegram channel claimed Putin grumbled that he already has enough daughters
  • Putin is said to have three more daughters from his previous relationships

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expecting another child with his gymnast lover Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, but he is allegedly unhappy about it, a report claimed.

Putin, 69, is rumored to be welcoming a daughter soon with Kabaeva, a decorated former Olympic rhythmic gymnast who is 30 years younger than the Russian leader. Putin, however, seemed displeased by the prospect of having another child and is allegedly grumbling that he already has enough daughters, according to “General SVR,” a Telegram channel reportedly run by Kremlin insiders.

“The news did not at all please the future father and the president of Russia in one person, who expressed the opinion that there were already enough children, and even more so, daughters, which upset Alina Maratovna very much,” the post, published last week, read.

The same Telegram account claimed Kabaeva was once again pregnant with Putin’s child in May, adding that her pregnancy was not planned. The International Business Times could not independently verify the authenticity of the claims.

Kabaeva and Putin are believed to share two boys and twin girls, all of whom were born in Switzerland. The gymnast and her children have been hiding in a secret location in the country since Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine in February, sources previously told Page Six.

“While Putin carries out his assault on Ukraine, attacking innocent citizens and causing a refugee crisis, his family is holed up in a very private and very secure chalet somewhere in Switzerland — for now, at least,” a source told the publication.

Apart from his children with Kabaeva, Putin also fathered two daughters - Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova - with his first wife, Russian flight attendant Lyudmila Shkrebneva. Vorontsova, 36, is the co-owner of the healthcare investment firm Nomenko. Tikhonova, 35, is a former competitive dancer who now runs an artificial intelligence initiative at Moscow State University.

Putin is also reported to have fathered a “secret daughter” with former housecleaner-turned-lover Svetlana Krivonogikh, who allegedly dated Putin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Little is known about their daughter Luiza Rozova, also known as Elizaveta Krivonogikh. Rozova’s identity was first outed by the Russian website Proekt in 2020. The website was later shut down, with its journalists dubbed “foreign agents” by the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with parliamentary leaders in Moscow, Russia July 7, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with parliamentary leaders in Moscow, Russia July 7, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS Reuters / SPUTNIK