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In the summer months, the sons and their mother take long yacht trips — now confined to "safe waters" inside Russia — and spend time at Putin's residences in Crimea and Sochi. The family has an armored train, several planes, helicopters and yachts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has two young sons with former gymnast Alina Kabaeva. British media have published the names for the first time, they are Ivan and Vladimir.
Foreign media has published the main findings of this investigation of the Dossier on the lives of Ivan Putin and Vladimir Putin Jr., news that has made the rounds of the network.
The long-awaited male heirs
According to his official biography, Putin has two daughters from his first marriage to Lyudmila Putina née Shkrebneva, whom he divorced in 2013.
The Kremlin has long denied any relationship between Putin, 71, and Kabaeva, 41, although the two have been romantically linked in the media for more than a decade and are believed to have children together.
The Dossier investigation suggested that the relationship between Putin and Kabaeva may have started as early as 2008. In the spring of 2015 the couple welcomed their first son Ivan at the Sant'Anna maternity clinic in the Swiss city of Lugano, the newspaper said.
The second son of the couple Vladimir Putin Jr. was born in the spring of 2019 in Moscow.
"Both times, the decision on where the birth would take place was made by the president himself," the Dossier quoted one of its sources as saying.
"On several occasions, Ivan Putin told his pimps and security guards... that when he was born, Vladimir Putin was so happy that he shouted, 'Hooray! Finally a boy!” said the investigation.
Isolated lives
Putin's two sons live in near-total isolation at the president's residence in the Valdai National Park in Russia's Novgorod region northwest of Moscow, the Dossier said.
The boys are surrounded by nannies, teachers and sports coaches who live in the mansion, but have almost no interaction with other children their age, according to the investigation.
"They have to play mostly alone or with adults... They only see their parents late at night and their peers — mostly during big parties," Dossier wrote.
Every year the family travels to Putin's residence near the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, where they spend most of their time skiing.
In the summer months, the boys and their mother take long yacht trips — now confined to "safe waters" inside Russia — and spend time at Putin's residences in Crimea and Sochi.
The family has at its disposal an armored train, several planes, helicopters and yachts.
Studying with foreign teachers
Coaches and teachers for Ivan and Vladimir Jr. are wanted through the English Nanny online recruitment website.
The last vacancy linked to the Putin family was that of an English teacher for the two sons.
The teacher was promised paid housing, five days of work and a salary of 7,700 euros ($8,500) a month, although the ad also said that leaving the family home was prohibited and that a potential candidate would have to pass a series of exams. medical. to prove fit for the job.
Preference was given to teachers from South Africa, which Putin's family considers a "friendly" country, according to Dossier's sources.
The children also attend music courses and German lessons taught by a woman identified as Sofija Božić, a Bosnian national who has worked with the family since 2017.
"Teachers and coaches rarely interact directly with the family...If a teacher needs something, they communicate with family aides," the investigation said.
The passion of Putin's sons
Putin's eldest son, Ivan, is obsessed with cartoons and Disney movies and likes to act as some of his favorite characters, according to the investigation.
This passion is likely not to sit well with Putin, who has stated his preference for Soviet-produced cartoons on numerous occasions.
Both kids also have a large Lego collection and several iPads that they use for online games and lessons.
Sports
Both children have personal trainers in swimming and artistic gymnastics.
Ivan has already competed in several artistic gymnastics competitions, although his results were not promising, according to Dossier.
Putin's eldest son is also an aspiring hockey player and often plays in evening games with his father at the residence rink.
Kabaeva also reportedly attends matches where her husband and son play together, although she prefers to watch them from behind a dark glass to stay hidden from the eyes of servants and staff, Dossier sources said.
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