Alina Kabayeva is a Russian politician, media boss and Olympic gold medalist gymnast. Rumor has it that she is the alleged lover of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that they have children. For this reason, he is now being discussed with the rest of the identity and it is heard that Western sanctions are coming on him.
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A BBC Bangla report has revealed various information about Putin’s alleged lover Alina Kabayeva. According to the media, those who have been brought under siege by the European Union and other countries are being punished mainly because of their closeness to Putin. Among them are oligarchs, politicians and officials who have enjoyed many privileges as close to the president.
Last month, the United States and Britain imposed sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s two daughters. One is Maria Vrontsova, and the other is Katrina Tikhonova. The mother of the two is Putin’s ex-wife Ludmila. An online petition in March called for Ms Kabayeva to be expelled from her residence in Switzerland.
According to some sources, the BBC has confirmed that Kabayeva’s name is on the new list of sanctions being prepared by the European Union. According to AFP news agency, the target was a key figure in the plot to assassinate the 69-year-old President Putin.
However, the draft did not name Kabayev as Putin’s ally. The list has not been officially signed yet. Although he has categorically denied any involvement with Kabayev. In 2006, the Moscow correspondent reported that Vladimir Putin was planning to divorce his wife, Ludmila, and marry Ms Kabayeva.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” said his coach Irina Wiener. Rhythmic gymnastics had a rare combination of the two qualities needed – flexibility and agility. At one point, Kabayeva became known as “Russia’s most flexible woman.” He competed in the first international arena in 1997. To everyone’s surprise, he won the European Championship in 1989.
He returned to the 2000 Sydney Olympics with a bronze due to a mistake, but returned four years later with gold from the Athens Olympics. Before retiring, he won eighteen World Championship medals and twenty-five European Championship medals, in addition to the Olympic medal.
Like other Russian athletes, Alina Kabayeva was not immune to the black clutches of drugs. His medal was confiscated after he was found in possession of a banned drug in a 2000-year-old competition. He entered politics in the lower house of the Russian parliament on behalf of the ruling United Russia Party in the 2008-2014 term.
He became the head of National Media Group in 2014. The company owns most of Russia’s major state-owned media. During the war in Ukraine, these media outlets have been relentlessly spreading pro-Kremlin messages, accusing Ukrainians of shelling their own cities. In these messages, the Russian soldiers are being described as liberators.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. But it is not uncommon for a top Olympian to meet the president of a country. A photograph of the two was taken in 2001. Putin is seen handing over the top state honor, the Order of Friendship.
There are rumors that they both have children. However, the number of children is mentioned one by one in the news. According to a Swiss newspaper report, Ms. Kavayeva gave birth to a baby boy in 2015 at a special clinic in Lake Lugano. She had another son in the same place in 2019.
But according to The Sunday Times and the Wall Street Journal, Ms. Kavayeva gave birth to twin boys in Moscow in 2019. The Kremlin denies the allegations. In 2015, Putin’s spokesman said, “Vladimir Putin’s birth has nothing to do with reality.”
She was featured on the cover of Vogue magazine in 2011, where she wore an expensive gold-plated dress made by the French fashion house Balmain. He was also a torchbearer at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He recently attended a junior gymnastics festival in Moscow last April.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States is reluctant to impose sanctions on Ms Cabayeva, fearing it could be seen as a “personal attack” on Putin. However, the possibility of sanctions was not ruled out. When the White House was asked last April why Alina Kabayeva was not on their recent sanctions list, the press secretary replied, “No one is safe.”
