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The US sanctions on Russia hurt Putin's wealthy allies.

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Russian President Vladimir and his now ex-wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva.Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the focus of the international community.

The leader has fought hard to keep his personal life out of the public eye. The EU and the US considered targeting Putin's children with sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Putin has a carefully crafted macho image, which has colored much of the public's understanding of him. He has made a concerted effort to keep his children out of the public eye.

For years, media outlets have speculated and reported about the two daughters Putin had with his ex-wife, and even that a girlfriend may have had another daughter in 2015.

One of them, Katerina Tikhonova, was seen speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia last year. As with her earlier media appearances, nobody linked her with Putin.

We know a lot about the lives of Putin's secret kids.

Pat reported previous versions of the article.

Putin had two daughters in his first marriage to a flight attendant, who he married for three decades.

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Their daughter is named Maria and Katerina. Katerina was born in Germany in 1986 when the family lived there during her father's time in the KGB.

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Maria and Katerina Putin, from their father's personal archive.Reuters

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The girls are named after their grandmothers. Maria and Katerina have the same nickname.

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Putin's father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, and his mother, Maria Ivanovna Shelomova.Kremlin

Maria and Katerina are both shortenings.

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The girls attended a German-language school when they lived in Moscow. When Putin became acting president, the children were removed from school.

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Then-acting President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila applaud during a concert after an award ceremony in Gudermes on January 1, 2000.REUTERS

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He has always spoiled them while I was the one who had to discipline them.

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The source is Vladimir Putin.

Maria and Katerina both majored in Asian Studies in college. Both girls attended university.

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Putin and wife Ludmila arrive at the airport in Rostock-Laage, Germany on June 6, 2007.Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Newsweek has sources.

Maria is a medical researcher and lives in Moscow with her Dutch husband.

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Putin told Oliver Stone that he was a grandfather and that Maria and Faassen have a child. Putin replied that he played with his grandchild very seldom.

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"The Putin Interviews" was a four-part series that premiered on Showtime in May 2017.Showtime

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Katerina lives a high-flying life, living in lavish apartments and acquiring a fortune.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a toast during an award ceremony in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 28, 2017.Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool Photo via AP

The Independent, The Daily Mail, and The Independent are some of the sources.

Katerina is a senior at Moscow State University and heads a $1.7 billion startup incubator.

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Katerina Tikhonovna, daughter of Vladimir Putin, dancing.Jakub Dabrowski/Reuters

The sources are:

Katerina married Kirill Shamalov. The divorce case revealed they were worth $2 billion.

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Kirill Shamalov, the former husband of Putin's daughter KaterinaReuters/Kommersant Photo/Dmitry Dukhanin

The Guardian has sources.

There are no official photos of the girls. We found Katerina with slightly different first names and last names.

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Katerina Tikhonova (L), daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, dances with Ivan Klimov during the World Cup Rock'n'Roll Acrobatic Competition in Krakow, Poland, on April 12, 2014.REUTERS/Jakub Dabrowski

Newsweek has sources.

There are rumors that Putin has a third daughter with a gymnast.

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Putin greets rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabayeva during a meeting with candidates to the Russian Olympic team for Summer Olympics 2004 at the presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow on March 10, 2004.REUTERS/Pool AS

The New York Post is a source.

The relationship with Kabaeva and the child have not been confirmed.

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Putin smiles next to Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva during a meeting with the Russian Olympic team at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on November 4, 2004.REUTERS/ITAR-TASS/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE

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Putin has tried to keep his children out of politics so they can live normal lives.

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Katerina made her debut on Russian state TV as a biotechnology expert.

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Katerina Tikhonova (R) on Rossiya 1 on December 7, 2018.Rossiya 1

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Her appearance didn't include a comment on her being related to Putin. The link was briefly made public in the course of a dance competition.

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Katerina Tikhonova (L) and Vladimir PutinREUTERS

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Katerina spoke at a conference that is Russia's equivalent of the World Economic Forum, but nobody called her Putin's daughter out of fear of reprisal from the Kremlin.

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Katerina Tikhonova, deputy director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University, on screen taking part in a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, on June 4, 2021.Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

The Washington Post is the source of this information.

Putin announced in late 2020 that Russia had completed its vaccine. Putin wouldn't say which of his daughters he gave the shot to.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on August 11, 2020.Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS

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Putin said that his daughter had a decrease in her temperature after getting two shots.

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It was an acknowledgment for Putin that was still shrouded in mystery.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the Russian Security Council at Moscow's Kremlin.Alexei NikolskyTASS via Getty Images

Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, causing condemnation from around the world. Three weeks later, an activist filmed himself inside a Biarritz apartment, saying he wanted to host Ukrainian refugees there.

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An image showing an activist flying a Ukrainian flag from the balcony of a villa linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Biarritz, France.Russia Today

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By April, the US said it would target family members of top Russian officials in a wave of sanctions. Sources said it was likely Maria and Katerina.

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