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Putin's Sons Train in Secret Amid Loneliness Claims

12/10/2025

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Released images show Vladimir Putin's sons, Ivan (10) and Vladimir Jr. (6), training in gymnastics under their mother Alina Kabaeva.
The boys live in a fortified compound near Moscow and use the alias Spiridonov.
Anti-Kremlin sources describe Ivan as 'loneliest boy in Russia' and note his gymnastics.
Putin, 73, has two daughters and an alleged love child, Elizaveta Rudnova, but has not confirmed a relationship with Alina Kabaeva.

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Story summary

Released images show Vladimir Putin's sons, Ivan (10) and Vladimir Jr. (6), training in gymnastics under their mother Alina Kabaeva.
The boys live in a fortified compound near Moscow and use the alias Spiridonov.
Anti-Kremlin sources describe Ivan as 'loneliest boy in Russia' and note his gymnastics.
Putin, 73, has two daughters and an alleged love child, Elizaveta Rudnova, but has not confirmed a relationship with Alina Kabaeva.