[우크라 침공] “Don’t tell me”… Putin hides information about two daughters

The eldest daughter is 37 years old… Suspected of concealing Putin’s assets, but no public information

Putin’s eldest daughter Maria Putina

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(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ko Il-hwan = The private life of the Putin family is being brought to light once more as the international community including the United States has added Vladimir Putin’s two daughters to the sanctions list.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 6th (local time) information related to Putin’s eldest daughter Maria (37) and second daughter Katerina (36), who have been put on the international sanctions list.

When asked regarding his daughter at an annual press conference in 2015, Putin said: “I am proud of my daughter, but I will never speak publicly regarding my family.”

However, in an interview with the state-run TAS news agency, he introduced the fact that the daughters speak three languages ​​and said, “I am very proud of my daughters.”

However, he declined to provide more detailed information.

As if conscious of the rumor that his daughter had studied abroad, he emphasized that “I was educated only in Russia.”

“Until now, we have never revealed exactly where our daughters work or what they do, and we will not disclose them in the future,” he said.

According to various media reports, the eldest daughter, Maria, is engaged in medical research and is a co-owner of Nomenko, a Russian investment company specializing in medical services.

The second daughter, Katerina, is known to run the Science Research Promotion Foundation of Moscow University.

The international community believes that some of Putin’s assets are managed by them.

In fact, the White House explained the reason for including Putin’s two daughters in the sanctions list on the same day, saying, “A significant portion of Putin’s assets are hidden from his family.”

Both daughters are married and they are said to have children.

However, there are many rumors that Putin has children in addition to the two daughters he had from his ex-wife.

Putin is said to have four children with Alina Kabaeva, 38, a former rhythmic gymnast.

Rumors of an affair between Putin and Kabaeva first surfaced in 2008. All of their children are said to be underage.

A White House official used the phrase “adult children are sanctioned” when announcing sanctions once morest Putin’s two daughters on the same day.

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