Little is known publicly regarding the two daughters of Vladimir Putin, who…On Wednesday, the US government imposed sanctions on them Against the backdrop of “atrocities in Ukraine” Moscow is accused of perpetrating, given that the Russian president’s wealth is distributed among his family’s assets and property.
The US Treasury has identified Putin’s two daughters as… Katerina Tikhonova She is “a technology official whose work is supported by the Russian defense industry,” and Maria Vorontsova, who runs genetic research programs funded by the Russian state and “supervised by Putin personally.”
Putin and his family on vacation in 2002
A senior US official told AFP that Washington believes that “Putin’s assets are hidden with members of his family.”
Whatsapp What is mentioned in Putin’s biography? Posted on the Kremlin’s official website, his daughter Maria was born in 1985 before the family moved to Dresden, Germany, where Putin worked as a KGB agent.
His second daughter, Katrina, was born the following year in Dresden. In the only confirmed photo of them, Putin’s two daughters are shown with blonde braids.
Putin’s daughters when they were children in Dresden
In rare statements regarding them over the years, Putin revealed that his two daughters continued their university studies in Russia, and they are fluent in several European languages and live in Russia. And Putin also has grandchildren.
Much more is known regarding the Putin family in public, as the Kremlin has long kept the president’s family out of the public eye.
“I’m proud of them”
Russian media reports indicate that Maria Vorontsova is an endocrinologist working for a scientific research company focused on finding a cure for cancer, and this company is linked to the Russian government.
Maria Vorontsova in 2021
As for Katerina Tikhonova, she is a mathematician, according to Russian media, and runs the Science and Technology Foundation of the most important public university in Russia.
Tikhonova is also a professional rock ‘n’ roll dancer and has reportedly participated in prestigious international competitions.
Videos from these competitions show Tikhonova wearing flashy costumes, trampling on her partner’s hands and flying through the air.
Katerina Tikhonova during a dance competition in 2014 in Poland
During a press conference in 2019, Putin refused to answer directly a question regarding his daughters’ growing business influence and their ties to the government, and never acknowledged that Vorontsova and Tikhonova were his daughters, referring to them simply as “two women.”
“I am proud of them,” Putin said at a press conference years ago. “They continue to study and work.”
“They are not involved in any business and they are not involved in politics. They are not trying to make their way anywhere,” he added.
In an interview in 2020, Putin said he did not want to share any information regarding his family “for security reasons”. He revealed that he has grandchildren, but did not specify their number.
He said, “I have grandchildren, I’m happy. They are very good, very cute. I really enjoy spending time with them.”
