Spilling the Beans: Putin's Secretive Granddaughter Surfaces, Speaks Fluent Chinese
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Putin, in a rare revelation, publicly acknowledges his granddaughter for the first time in a public setting. - Putin publicly references his granddaughter for the first time.
In a rare personal revelation, Russian President Vladimir Putin let the cat out of the bag during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). His secretive granddaughter, who's been mysteriously absent from the limelight until now, is said to have a teacher from Beijing and flaunts her exceptional Chinese linguistic skills, making headlines in state-owned Russian news agency TASS.
Putin, the old dog with a knack for keeping his nose to the grindstone, has been pretty tight-lipped about his family affairs. From his 30-year marriage with German teacher Lyudmila, which ended in 2013, he had two daughters – Yekaterina, born in Dresden in 1986, and Maria, a year older. Rumors about alleged mistresses and other offspring have been floating around, but they're as murky as the waters of the Bay of Biscay.
This time, however, Putin gave us a peek into his private life, acknowledging his granddaughter's linguistic prowess in Mandarin. With her Chinese teacher from Beijing, this granddaughter appears to be a budding linguist, speaking fluent Chinese with ease.
The Russian-Chinese Language Bond
Putin took the opportunity to talk up the growing interest in China's language in Russia. Given China's status as Russia's closest ally (with Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping said to have a chummy relationship), it’s no surprise that learning Chinese has become trendy among ordinary Russians. Post the 2022 Russia-Ukraine invasion controversy, Beijing refrained from imposing sanctions on Moscow and didn't throw shade on the Kremlin's actions, further emphasizing the depth of their bilateral relations.
The forum served as a public display for Putin to flaunt and show off Russia's achievements before the world, defying the international isolation intended by the West. Putin's daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, who's a known public figure leading the Innopraktika Foundation, also graced the event with her presence. While she was in the spotlight, the granddaughter was nowhere to be seen at the forum.
In the end, details about the granddaughter's identity remain undisclosed, with Putin keeping mum about her name. For the time being, we can only marvel at her Chinese language skills, a testament to the growing bond between Russia and China.
- The European Union and its Member States, along with global media outlets covering general news, politics, crime-and-justice, and war-and-conflicts, have been following with interest the unexpected disclosure of Russian President Vladimir Putin's granddaughter's existence and her exceptional fluency in Chinese language.
- As Russia continues to strengthen its ties with China, one of Putin's granddaughters, a budding linguist, has been learning Mandarin from a teacher in Beijing, reflecting the growing trend among ordinary Russians to learn Chinese and reflecting the depth of the bilateral relationship between Russia and China.
- Migration patterns between Russia and China could potentially increase in the future, as Chinese language fluency becomes more valuable and as ties between the two nations deepen, acting as a bridge between the two nations, shaped by politics and geopolitical events.
