Not everyone may know that Russian President Vladimir Putin has two sons.
The Russian exile organization Dossier Center is investigating the Kremlin and people connected to power in Russia. They have mapped Putin’s family and give the public a picture of how, among other things, the sons live and what relationship they have with their father.
Dossier Center writes, among other things, that Vladimir Putin and gymnast and Olympic medalist Alina Kabajeva have Ivan, born in 2015, and Vladimir Junior, born in 2019, together. The first born is according to the organization born in Switzerland where Kabajeva went several times in 2014 and 2015.
Neither son is in any databases and instead, like spies in the intelligence service, have secret identities. Only the absolutely closest relatives know the dates of birth.
This is what a day looks like for Putin’s sons
Dossier Center describes the sons’ everyday life as planned and they live an isolated life at Putin’s residence in northwestern Russia. They should have no further contact with their parents, whom they only see in the evenings. But once they meet Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabajeva, above all Ivan is very happy. Then father and son usually play hockey together, among other things.
Instead, Ivan and Vladimir Junior have security personnel, private tutors and trainers around them – around the clock. The boys are not allowed to move completely freely in the area, which also has a school building and a spa facility. They travel in separate cars with a private driver.
They eat breakfast around 08 in the morning in the company of nannies and governesses. Then it’s off to school before it’s time to rest around lunch. In the afternoon there will be more lessons followed by hard training in the form of hockey and gymnastics. In the evening, around 10 p.m., it’s usually bedtime.
Likes Disney movies
According to the organization, Ivan, who was born in 2015, likes Disney movies and usually pretends to be different characters from the movies. This is something the parents should not appreciate and Putin believes that the “Soviet cartoons” should be better.
The sons also each have a cook who prepares all the food and a mug from which they only drink.
If the brothers would like to be visited by other children, a procedure is required – namely a two-week quarantine before it is okay to step into the area. This applies to both new staff and guests.
Of course, Putin’s secret sons have lots of toys, including any number of Legos and Ipads. There are also lots of animals at the residence.
Afraid to tell them
Having lived their whole lives in luxury, the brothers have a view of themselves that can be described as majestic where the people around them do everything they ask.
The staff also do not dare to tell Putin’s sons as they are afraid of ending up in conflict with the Russian president.
The information about Putin’s children is not officially confirmed and both Kabajeva and Putin have denied that they had a relationship.