Vlad the Grandpa: Putin's Chinese-Speaking Grandkid Revealed at SPIEF 25
Grandfather Putin makes a rare reference to his granddaughter in public. - Grandfather Putin publicly discusses his granddaughter for the inaugural occasion.
Hey there! Quite an intriguing bit of gossip coming from the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-25), wouldn't you agree? Russian President Vladimir Putin let the cat out of the bag - he's a grandpa, and his grandkid can hold a fluent conversation in Chinese with a kindergarten teacher from Beijing!
In a Q&A session with major news agencies, Putin dropped this unexpected detail. "When I was yakking about some close relatives learning Chinese, I was talking about my bambino grandchild, who's got a kindergarten teacher from the Great Wall and chats up Chinese like it's her mother tongue," Putin rolled out, leaving everyone in a tizzy.
Fun fact, Putin had previously dropped hints that he was a grandpa, but he kept mum about the names and ages of his grandkids. This nugget about a grandchild being a little linguistic prodigy in Chinese was so juicy that state-run Russian news agency TASS and journalist Pavel Sarubin blew the trumpet with a breaking news alert.
Usually, Putin's a mum's the word when it comes to his family life. From his near 30-year marriage to German teacher Lyudmila (who called it quits in 2013), two daughters were born: Yekaterina, a native of Dresden in 1986, and Maria, a year elder. There are rumors of other chicks in Putin's brood, but nothing's been confirmed.
Going back to the grandkid, Putin reckons the Chinese language is gaining traction in Russia. With China being Russia's BFF and Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sharing a cosy bond, it's no surprise. Post the commencement of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in 2022, China saved the day by not slapping sanctions on Moscow and refusing to condemn Putin's actions. Both nations are smitten with each other, going by their mutual admiration society.
The usual sit-down with Western journalists on the inaugural day of the economic forum happened at the meticulously renovated conservatory of St. Petersburg this time around. Russia loves showing off during the major event, aiming to defy the international isolation that the West's throwing its way. You might have spotted Putin's daughters and kin there too, but the grandkid's Chinese linguistic skills were shining like a diamond among the rest!
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- The revealing Q&A session at SPIEF-25 unveiled that Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, has a grandchild who fluently converses in Chinese with a kindergarten teacher from Beijing, hinting at growing employment opportunities and cultural ties between Russia and China.
- As Russia strengthens its political and economic ties with China, one of the notable outcomes is a generation gap bridge, as evidenced by Vladimir Putin's grandchild, who demonstrates proficiency in Chinese, showcasing that war and conflicts have not deterred the employment policy pursuits of the EU countries, including learning foreign languages like Chinese.
