United States includes Putin's rumored girlfriend in latest round of sanctions
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's reported girlfriend, Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, was included in the latest round of sanctions announced Tuesday by the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles next to Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva during a meeting with the Russian Olympic team at the Kremlin. (REUTERS/ITAR-TASS/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/File Photo) Former deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Youth Affairs and member of the United Russia party Alina Kabaeva listens to Putin speaking at the State Duma in Moscow. (REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin) Russia's Alina Kabaeva (C) celebrates her gold medal win in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. (REUTERS/Mike Hutchings) Russian gymnast Alina Kabayeva arrives for the Laureus Sports Awards in the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk) Russian President Vladimir Putin hands flowers to Alina Kabayeva, Russian rhytmic gymnastics star and Olympic prize winner, after awarding her with an Order of Friendship during annual award ceremony in the Kremlin. (SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP via Getty Images) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
The United Kingdom and European Union have previously sanctioned Kabaeva, who the Wall Street Journal reports is the mother to at least three of Putin's children.
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