Putin’s second daughter Katerina (Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova, picture right) Picture: Retrieved from YouTube
Russia invaded Ukraine for three months. Putin and his family were subject to global economic sanctions. The eldest daughter Maria (Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova) and the second daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova were involved in hiding Putin’s assets. Recently, foreign media revealed that Putin’s second daughter Katerina was dating a well-known ballet dancer, pointing out that the two had a daughter, and the man’s real identity was Igor Zelensky, the head of the Bavarian State Ballet. .
Russian independent media iStories and German media “Der Spiegel” jointly released an investigation on Thursday, claiming that sources at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport obtained Katerina’s flight records, from 2017 to 2019, from 2017 to 2019. More than 50 flights from Moscow to Munich, accompanied by many bodyguards.
According to the report, Katerina is in a relationship with Zelensky, the head of the Bavarian State Ballet, and the two have a 2-year-old daughter.
The Russian-born dancer Zelensky, 52, has been the head of the Bavarian State Ballet since 2016 until he retired from the company in April citing private family circumstances to meet with Ukrainian President Zelen. Volodymyr Zelensky shares the same surname, and the two are not related.