Russian President Vladimir Putin has guarded his intimate family space with great zeal, however this Wednesday his two daughters, Maria (Putina) Vorontsova and Katerina (Putina) Tikhonova, came out. sanctioned by the United States in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
Maria Vorontsova is 36 years old and graduated in Biology and Medicine from the universities of Saint Petersburg and Moscow State University, respectively.
Vorontsova, in addition to being an academic, has co-authored a book about stunting in children, in her work as a researcher at the Moscow Research Center for Endocrinology.
BBC identified her as a co-owner of a company planning to build a huge medical center.
Other data indicates that Vorontsova married the Dutch businessman Jorrit Joost Faassen, although some information indicates that they have already separated.
“We have reason to believe that Putin and many of his cronies and the oligarchs hide their wealth, hide their assets, with family members placing their assets and their wealth in the American financial system, and also in many other parts of the world,” he told journalists a senior US administration official quoted by Reuters.
La Tikhonova, bailarina
Katerina Tikhonova has been more exposed to public life, due, among other reasons, to the fact that she is a rock n’ roll dancer, a manifestation that left her fifth place in an international event in 2013.
Information indicates that Tikhonova is married to Kirill Shamalov, identified by his long friendship with the Russian president.
The US identified Tikhonova as “a technology executive whose work supports the Russian government and defense industry.”
Shamalov was singled out for US sanctions in 2018 due to the role he plays in Russia’s energy field.
The US Treasury said “her fortunes improved dramatically after the marriage.”
*With information from Reuters
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