Vladimir Putin to Allegedly Welcome Another Daughter with Alina Kabaeva

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 69, is allegedly going to be a dad again after reports surfaced that his girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, 30, is pregnant with their third baby.

According to The Sun, Kabaeva's pregnancy was first discussed on a Telegram channel sometime in May. Allegedly, Kremlin insiders recently confirmed in one post that the ex-gymnast is carrying a girl.

The insider added that Putin was not happy to know about the pregnancy, suggesting that this was not planned. He allegedly said that he has enough kids, including two older daughters from his first marriage with ex-wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva. The girls, Mariya and Yekaterina, are now in their 30s.

On the other hand, Putin and Kabaeva have two boys together, who were born in 2015 and 2019. The Russian leader, however, has never confirmed nor talked about his life with Kabaeva in any form of media.

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Secret life with Kabaeva

The Daily Mail reported that Putin was not around when Kabaeva gave birth to their sons in Switzerland. He has never told voters about his second family and has notoriously said he doesn't like anyone encroaching on his private life.

Kabaeva was last seen in public more than a month ago at a gymnastics training camp for kids. Local reporters in Sochi, however, commented that Kabaeva appeared to have "lost quite a lot of weight." Video footage of the woman showed her talking to the kids in a lilac blouse with a cardigan and a pair of white trousers.

It's only the second time that Kabaeva has been spotted in public following earlier claims that she and her children have been staying in Switzerland after Putin launched a war against Ukraine. She was featured on TV in April in memorializing war heroes during World War II.

Putin first met Kabaeva when she won gold for Russia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Dubbed "the most supple woman" in Russia for her gymnastics ability, she was rumored to be the president's "secret first lady" in 2008, while Putin was still married to his wife.

The third secret daughter

The Russian strongman is said to have another daughter from another affair. Luiza Rozova, 18, is a popular personality on Instagram but as with Kabaeva, Putin has never spoken about her.

Since being tracked by the media in 2021, Rozova has agreed to speak with Russian GQ and has commented that she likely looks very similar to a younger Putin. However, she did not confirm the rumors about her relationship with the president.

Rozova's mother is Svetlana Krivonogikh, who owns one of the major banks in Russia. The wealthy woman, however, has never confirmed that Putin fathered her child nearly two decades ago.

Dr. Matthew Schmidt, a foreign affairs and political science expert, told People that Putin's secrecy may be for security reasons, especially since the strongman is one of the wealthiest men in the world. The expert said he is protecting his private relationships "both from competitors inside the court and from the public."

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