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Vladimir Putin’s alleged mistress has two new luxury villas in Turkey, according to a Russian opposition source, the Daily Mail reported.24 hours“.
Olympic gold medalist Alina Kabayeva, 39, already owns a summer villa in southern Turkey and a house in Istanbul, according to rumors.
The property was settled in Turkey through a mediator and close aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said 62-year-old Russian-born Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin, a former co-owner of oil giant Yukos and one of Putin’s biggest enemies.
It is a public secret that Kabayeva is the mistress of the Russian leader and the mother of four of his children, but he has never officially recognized him.
A mediator “through a close associate of Erdogan … organized the purchase of a summer villa for Alina Kabayeva in southern Turkey and another property in Istanbul,” Nevzlin said.
He claims that the Turkish leader has “distributed” his presidential guard to the luxury “homes”. There are currently no specific details about the alleged properties.
During the current war in Ukraine, Kabayeva was sanctioned by Britain, the EU and Canada for her alleged close relations with Putin.
Nevzlin did not provide concrete evidence for his claim about the two alleged homes.
In April, he said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was “out of the game” over drafting military strategies after suffering a “massive heart attack”.
Shoigu later played an important role in the Victory Day parade on May 9 in Moscow, although there have not been many public appearances in recent weeks.
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