Alina Kabaeva: Who is the Olympic champion who “stole” Putin’s heart and became the czarina of the Russian media

The name Alina Kabaeva has been a hot topic in the Western press since the war broke out in Ukraine, because she is rumored to be Vladimir Putin’s mistress. Kabaeva, born on May 12, 1983, engaged in Rhythmic Gymnastics and is one of the most successful gymnasts. In total he has 2 Olympic medals, 14 World Championship medals and 21 European Championship medals. In fact, as soon as he retired from gymnastics, he started working in politics. Between 2007 and 2014 he was a member of the Russian parliament representing the United Russia party, while in 2014 he was appointed by the Kremlin to head the state-owned National Media Group, with a salary of $10 million a year. However, she is referred to in the international media and especially in the West as Putin’s “official mistress”, a title given by the first mention made in Russia. Specifically, in 2008 the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent wrote that Vladimir Putin intended to get a divorce in order to marry Alina Kabaeva. Nevertheless, the […]
Source: News Beast

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