Vladimir Putin admits he's in love, with a mystery woman
Vladimir
Putin, 62 and divorced, is in love.
According
to reports published in Mail Online, the Russian President also said he is
"getting loved in return".
"I do,
I tell you, " Putin replied when asked by a journalist about whether he
has time for women.
But
not one knows about the mystery woman Putin loves.
However,
reports had suggested he has been in a relationship with Olympic gymnast Alina
Kabayeva.
The Mail
Online report says Putin reportedly confirmed the news to his friend in Europe
when asked whether he loved anyone. He replied saying, "Yes".
However,
Putin has been rubbishing rumours about his wedding with Alina.
Vladimir
Putin announced divorce to his wife Lyudmila on June 7, 2013.
Lyudmila,
55, was rarely seen in public during her husband's long tenure at the top of
Russian politics, fueling rumours that she and Putin had separated.
Divorce is
common in Russia, and nearly 7,00,000 couples dissolved their marriages in
2009, according to UNICEF.
But Russian
leaders, unlike their American counterparts, generally keep their domestic
lives well out of public view and divorce among top officials in Russia is
unprecedented.
While
break-ups involving prominent politicians are exceptionally rare, some sections
of the media often sneer at celebrity splits.
Opposition-leaning
Kommersant Radio lauded the couple's announcement for keeping the public
informed instead of keeping it secret.
"Perhaps
a lot of people feel better now that the president did what he did instead of
living a double life for the sake of following some false protocol,"
prominent columnist Viktor Loshak said on Kommersant FM Friday morning.
"The president and his wife acted like real people."
The Putins
married on July 28, 1983, and have two daughters, Maria and Yekaterina, who
haven't been seen in public for years.
There have
been hints that Lyudmila Putina was unhappy. In a 2005 interview with three
Russian newspapers, she complained that her husband worked long hours,
forgetting that "one needs not only to work, but also to live."
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