Call us: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 7pm, Sat - Sun 9am - 5pm
Call local rate 0330 056 3171
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 7pm | Sat - Sun 9am - 5pm
Call local rate 0330 056 3171
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 7pm | Sat - Sun 9am - 5pm

Putin divorce news shocks Russians

Vladimir Putin’s recent announcement that he and Lyudmila are to divorce has been met with disbelief by many Russians, according to a BBC report.

One woman told reporter Steve Rosenberg: “I don’t believe it. I don’t. Our leaders just don’t do that sort of thing. They never have.”

Another insisted: “It’s nothing more than gossip. That must have been a clown on TV last night posing as Putin!”

The woman, called Nadezhda, added that Putin would not divorce because he has “responsibilities to the Russian people and to God.”

According to the report, Putin is the first Russian leader in 300 years to end his marriage while in office. Newspaper Isvestia has warned that Putin’s divorce could cost him support amongst traditional married women, a key demographic for the 60 year-old leader.

Appearing on Moscow radio, a spokesman for Putin firmly denied rumours that the President has become involved with another woman. Such suggest were “gossip, rumours and speculation”, he said.

PPhoto by  Kremlin.ru via Wikipedia under a Creative Commons licence

The blog team at Stowe is a group of writers based across our family law offices who share their advice on the wellbeing and emotional aspects of divorce or separation from personal experience. As well as pieces from our family law solicitors, guest contributors also regularly contribute to share their knowledge.

Contact us

As the UK's largest family law firm we understand that every case is personal.

Leave a comment

Help & advice categories

Subscribe
?
Get
more
advice
Close

Newsletter Sign Up

Sign up for advice on divorce and relationships from our lawyers, divorce coaches and relationship experts.

What type of information are you looking for?


Privacy Policy
Close
Close