Switzerland could be sheltering Vladimir Putin's secret girlfriend, it has been claimed. Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast, is believed to have travelled to a "private and secure" chalet with her children.
Kabaeva is one of the most decorated, though now retired, athletes in rhythmic gymnastic history. She has two Olympic medals, 14 World Championship medals, and 21 European Championship medals. She is widely believed to be the mother of Vladimir Putin's two sons and a daughter, or possibly two daughters, as Putin keeps them protected, Yorkshire Live writes.
Born in 1983, Kabaeva started her rhythmic gymnastics career at just three years old. At 15, she won the European Championships in Portugal. At the time, she was the youngest member of the Russian squad.
