Vladimir Putin announces a divorce with his wife Lyudmila
In 1983, Putin married Lyudmila Shkrebneva, and they lived together in East Germany from 1985 to 1990. They have two daughters, Mariya Putina and Yekaterina Putina. In 2013, Putin announced that their marriage was over, and in 2014, the Kremlin confirmed that the divorce had been finalized.