Russia former
first lady, Lyudmila Putina, has being rumoured to have secretely remarried.
According
to an investigation by an independent Russian-language news magazine,
"Sobesednik," or "Interlocutor," the 58-years old former
Mrs. Putina appears to have changed her name on official records to Lyudmila
Ocheretnaya.
Under the
headline "Lyudmila is No Longer Putin," the magazine says she has
apparently adopted the surname of businessman, Artur Ocheretny who appears to
be more than 20 years her junior with whom she has been photographed in recent
months.
There is
no confirmation of the union as marriage certificates are not public in Russia.
The
Kremlin has refused to comment on the reports, with Vladimir Putin's spokesman,
Dmitry Peskov, reminding state media that "Vladimir and Lyudmila are
divorced" and that "consequently, I am not in a position to say
anything about Lyudmila or her personal life."
Russian President,
Putin and his wife announced their divorce, after more than 30 years of
marriage, on television in July 2013, after they attended a ballet performance.
Since
then, the former first lady has kept an extremely low public profile, even
sparking rumours that the former Aeroflot stewardess had joined an Orthodox
convent to seek solace.
Speculation
has also been rife about Putin's own relationship with a 32-year-old former
Olympic gymnast, Alina Kabaeva, with the president, 63, reported to have
fathered children with her, though the Kremlin denied such happening.
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