The alleged mistress of the Russian president has reportedly moved to Siberia, Alina Kabaeva as the sanctions imposed on Russia and the Vladimir Putin because of the war in Ukraine, they were limiting her travels to the West. According to reports by “The Sun” and “The mirror”

The 39-year-old Olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics, who rarely appears in public, is rumored to have two children with Vladimir Putin.

On her last trip, and under draconian security measures, she went to Omsk, Siberia as a special guest at an artistic gymnastics championship event.

The event concerned the “Evgeniya Cup” Championship, in which children from regions of Ukraine, the country invaded by the Russian president since February 24, 2022, competed. Omsk, where Kabaeva is said to have taken refuge, is more than 3,200 kilometers from at least two palaces she shares with Putin: one hidden in a forest on Lake Valdai in northern Russia and the other in Gelendzhik atop a cliff overlooking in the Black Sea.

This comes amid speculation that Kabaeva is seeking a major political role.

One theory is that he wants to succeed the “Iron Lady” of Russia, Valentina Matvienko. She is the president of the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament), the highest-ranking female official in Putin’s entourage, who is 74 years old and many believe she wants to retire.

Putin has never acknowledged his relationship with Kabaeva, let alone marriage or children, but most Russians take it for granted that he shares his many palaces and lavish lifestyle with her, even though state media is forbidden from reporting on the relationship. their.

Kabaeva is understood to have been Putin’s girlfriend since 2008 – when he was still married to former Russian first lady Lyudmila Putina – three years after he presented her with a major award in the Kremlin.

She reportedly gave birth in Switzerland in 2015 and in Moscow in 2019.

Until the start of the war, he regularly used a Swiss mansion overlooking Lake Geneva.

Reports say she shares Putin’s homes, including a forest palace in Valdai.