Kremlin confirms Putin’s divorce

The Kremlin has confirmed Russian president Vladimir Putin has finalised the divorce from his wife of 30 years Lyudmila following the couple’s sudden split last summer.

Putin’s official biography, which described him as recently as March 27 as: ‘Married: Wife Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina,” now states simply that he has two daughters with no mention of a first lady.

The Putins in June of last year delivered said they were splitting up after three decades of marriage.