Irina Deryugina noted that Kabaeva, who is called the mother of children from the illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin, sent her message on March 16, 2022 – on this day Irina Deryugina’s mother, Honored Trainer of Ukraine Albina Deryugina, turned 90 years old.
According to Irina Deryugina, the message was also on behalf of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach Irina Viner-Usmanova.
“The worst thing was – on March 16, I received a birthday greeting to my mother from Kabaeva and from this one, Viner. People have no brains at all,” Deryugina said.
“Did Kabaeva and Viner congratulate their mother during the great war?” – Gordon clarified.
“Yes! March 16,” answered Deryugina.
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Albina Deryugina is a legend of world rhythmic gymnastics, Hero of Ukraine. She died in March 2023 at the age of 92.
Russian and Western tabloids have repeatedly written that Putin has a personal relationship with Kabaeva. In 2016 Page Six reported that Kabaeva has sons from Putin. Neither Putin nor Kabaeva made official statements on this matter. According to The Wall Street Journal, Kabaeva has three children from Putin. The former athlete herself, according to the publication, recently lived in a mansion in Switzerland. According to other sources, Putin and Kabaeva maybe four children.
Former State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation, businessman Ilya Ponomarev claimed in August 2022 that Putin and Kabaeva do not have a personal relationship. He believes that Kabaeva is a “cover operation.”
On February 28, 2023, an investigation by Project journalists was published, which talks about Putin’s golden palace, Kabaeva’s “royal life” and their children together. Journalists have established that Kabaeva has at least five assistants who regularly accompany her at public events and help with childcare.
