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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2013, 02:21 PM Jun 2013

Russia's Vladimir Putin says his marriage is over

Source: BBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have said their marriage is over.

The couple, who had been married for 30 years, made their divorce public on Russian state television after attending a ballet performance.

"It was a joint decision, we hardly see each other, each of us has our own life", Mr Putin said.

Mrs Putin had rarely been seen in public in recent months, prompting much speculation in Russian media.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22806866

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Russia's Vladimir Putin says his marriage is over (Original Post) Bosonic Jun 2013 OP
... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #1
... KansDem Jun 2013 #2
... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #10
lol Renew Deal Jun 2013 #12
Put another one on the other end of the horse and you're set n/t VWolf Jun 2013 #13
DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #23
Love it. pam4water Jun 2013 #15
!! KansDem Jun 2013 #16
Did he end the marriage with a ricin-tipped umbrella? n/t reflection Jun 2013 #3
Polonium Renew Deal Jun 2013 #5
Polonium was used to kill Litvienko, a former KGB agent reflection Jun 2013 #14
OK Renew Deal Jun 2013 #18
Sorry reflection Jun 2013 #20
Well, we all know he is mostly in love with himself. nt Deep13 Jun 2013 #4
The bad news is he's divorced. The good news is... Renew Deal Jun 2013 #6
Putin has a 27 year old hottie mistress cosmicone Jun 2013 #8
"Look up Alina Kabayeva" - I did as you asked Baclava Jun 2013 #26
The ladies will be lining-up -- if they don't want to be lined-up. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #7
Lol iandhr Jun 2013 #9
Sarah Palin saw this coming. Renew Deal Jun 2013 #11
... and now we know what he was doing, creeping over Alaska ... Myrina Jun 2013 #19
A joint decision. He decided she was too old and she decided she did was to go to Siberia. pam4water Jun 2013 #17
Pussy Riot! Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #21
Putisconi. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #22
"...long walks on the beach, and I have been told that I look like Daniel Craig" Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #24
Oh my god. He will be 'displaying' even more often. He will be the shirtless applegrove Jun 2013 #25

reflection

(6,286 posts)
14. Polonium was used to kill Litvienko, a former KGB agent
Thu Jun 6, 2013, 03:09 PM
Jun 2013

but ricin was the poison on the umbrella used to kill Markov the BBC journalist, and it is assumed the KGB had control over the operation.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
8. Putin has a 27 year old hottie mistress
Thu Jun 6, 2013, 03:02 PM
Jun 2013

Look up Alina Kabayeva





And then there is Anna Chapman - a former spymaster

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
19. ... and now we know what he was doing, creeping over Alaska ...
Thu Jun 6, 2013, 03:25 PM
Jun 2013

.... he's in love with Sister Sarah & wants to make HER the first lady of Russia ...

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