Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announce split

telegraph ^ | 6/6 | henderson

[sunmars]

I wonder who bailed……her or him? it is very rare for first ladies to walk out on the job its normally after its over, so i wonder what he did?

[wtd]

Interesting photos:

• Young Mrs. Putin
• Veiled Mrs.Lyudmila Shkrebneva Putin
• More photos of Lyudmila Shkrebneva Putin

[Buckeye McFrog]

Well he’s got good taste, I’ll give him that

[centurion316]

How do marriages end for the biggest egos in the world? She tells you to put the toilet seat lid down just once too often.

[Buckeye McFrog]

yep, Vlad is one hell of a poker player.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Though they do have this strange tradition in Russia of letting the deposed live to a ripe-old age, so long as they go off somewhere by themselves and do not cause any trouble for the regime.

[Liberty Valance]

The ex will be OK. A nice Russian Dacha for the Summer, a truckload of vodka, a houseboy and no press...

[Sigurdrifta]

Ummmm...

“Not Guilty”?

[McGruff]

We don't need the old hag do we my pet.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Isn’t Vlad having an affair with a gymnast or a tennis player or something?

[bgill]

Here’s hoping his girlfriend will put him in a relaxed and contented state of mind when we face off in that who gives a flying fig wasteland called Syria.

[TexasRepublic]

Looks like Putin chose her for the right reasons, brains and large tracts of land.

[x]

Putin has taken up with the devil ...

... or Steven Seagal ...

... not sure which is worse ...

[OldNewYork]

It’s going to be interesting to see what this does to his hero-worship among young Russian women.

[SevenofNine]

SHe is not bad looking when she was younger

[nickcarraway]

He certainly sees himself as virile- I don't know of any other man who like to have his picture taken with his shirt off more.

That gymnast would be about 29 now. Not sure if she's still in the picture.

[dennisw]

It can certainly happen to anyone who chooses a 20-year-old gymnast for a mistress and flaunts her in public.

Putin net worth is 20-40 billion from skimming oil/gas profits. If I am Putin I am going to establish a family dynasty. He will try to do this with the young gymnast by having 3-5 children because some will be duds and artistes. He needs a very solid male heir think in terms of kings and queens and Game of Thrones...he will have a tough time due to the age gap, she will be willful and rebellious. 

But bottom line Pooty is seeking immortality at least on this level. Of course there is a spiritual level too

[dennisw]

lol He would not be divorcing unless he is really getting ready to produce (as in children) with the gymnast. But you could be right and perhaps he has another superior gymnast with better genes to put into their future children

Family dynasty is what Putin wants

[SevenofNine]

So like Russia Tsar right LOL!

[dennisw]

You get it!! Tsars and Chinese emperors