US puts Putin’s wife on economic sanctions list

There is the US Treasury Department girl friend Blacklisted by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, who was and may still be in a relationship with the Russian president, was admitted “because she was a leader, official, senior executive officer or member of the board of directors of the government of the Russian Federation.” According to a report by the Ministry of Finance. The report described Khabeeva, 39, as “close to Putin”. He is a former member of the State Duma “and current chairman of the National Media Group, a pro-Kremlin empire of television, radio and print media.”

In April, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States was considering banning Kabaeva. Gabeva has already been blacklisted by the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Born in Uzbekistan in 1983, Kabaeva was a champion in rhythmic gymnastics. However, his athletic career was not without controversy; A doping scandal forced him to return the two gold medals he won at the 2001 Goodwill Games.