Russian President Vladimir Putin is believed to be holed up with his mistress in a private palace on the shores of Lake Valdai in the country’s northwest.
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Next to this lavish property, Putin has built a separate villa worth 112 million euros for former gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 31 years her junior, it was reported on Thursday. telegramCiting Russian intelligence site Proekt.
The 39-year-old former athlete from Uzbekistan reportedly has four children with the Kremlin master, while the two deny they are a couple, the British tabloid reported.
The construction of the grand property was announced in 2021 by the craftsmen of the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who argued that the Russian president would have used public funds for this “love villa”, which was confirmed by Proekt.
Built like a country cottage with a children’s play area, the tightly guarded villa is decorated with mahogany furniture, giant chandeliers and lots of gold ornaments, according to pictures leaked online.
