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Putin’s gymnast ‘lover’ earning ‘£8million in cushy job as pro-Kremlin media boss’ amid rumours she’s had his twins
VLADIMIR Putin’s "gymnast lover" is earning millions a year as a pro-Kremlin media boss, according to reports of leaked tax records.
Former Olympic gold medalist Alina Kabaeva is said to pocket a salary of £7.78m even though she has not "been seen for years", claims a new expose.
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The 37-year-old is paid via billionaire Yury Kovalchuk, an oligarch close to Putin who is a shareholder of the National Media Group, according to independent investigative reporting outlet The Insider.
Kabaeva has been dubbed "Russia's most flexible woman" and "the Kremlin's First Mistress” even though Putin has never acknowledged a relationship with her.
Last month it was claimed she had vanished amid rumours she had twins with the Russian leader.
However, there have been strong denials of rumours that she has a family with Vladimir putin.