According to the "Sun" report on June 8, on June 6 and 7, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin's two daughters Maria Vorontsova and Katrina Tikhonova were together appeared at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and their father also spoke at the event.
The event reportedly focused on "key issues on the global economic agenda," with Catalina, a tech executive who had previously spearheaded a group, talking about "the role of defense industry organizations in ensuring technological sovereignty." A major new Russian artificial intelligence initiative.
Meanwhile, Catalina also spoke of the need for more Russian-made goods and praised ongoing initiatives to replace technology previously supplied by foreign manufacturers with Russian-made alternatives.
The 37-year-old Katarina was an acrobat when she was young and also participated in the 2013 Rock and Roll World Championship. She was married to Russian billionaire Kirill Shamalov, but the two They broke up in 2017.
Around that time, Katarina began dating German ballerina Igor Zelensky, but she was said to have broken up with him a few years ago and their current relationship status is unknown. .
It is worth mentioning that although Catalina has never publicly expressed her desire to enter politics, she published a book in 2000 called "First Person: The Astonishingly Candid Self-Portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin" , the then 14-year-old revealed in an interview that she was very surprised when she learned that her father would become the president of Russia.
Katarina, who now holds a senior position at Moscow State University, recalled, "When my mother told me about this, I thought she was joking, but then I realized she would not joke about such things."
And At that time, Katarina's mother Lyudmila Shkrebneva even "cryed all day" after hearing the news. Unfortunately, in 2013, Lyudmila and Putin ended their marriage.
Putin and Lyudmila’s eldest daughter Maria participated in a panel discussion on innovation and biotechnology. The 39-year-old dwarfism expert is married to Dutch businessman Jorrit Faassen.
But it is well known that Putin rarely allows his family to appear in the spotlight and barely even mentions them. The only time allegedly was in 2015, when he told the media, "My daughters live in Russia and study only in Russia, and I am very proud of them." "They can speak three foreign languages fluently. I never speak with Anyone talks about my family. "Everyone has the right to decide their own destiny and live their own lives with dignity."
Therefore, this rare public appearance of Caterina and her sister Maria also caused controversy. The world's attention. Ronald Marks, a veteran of the U.S. intelligence community, said that both children are very smart, which is why Putin asked them to stand up on his behalf.
The 38-year-old Max pointed out in an interview with the "Daily Beast", "Remember, this is Putin's world, we just live in it... His young daughter represents vitality to him."
Source: sun, bing