Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?

Jesus Christ (Artist's impression)

Prior to this essay, I wrote the essay: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world.

Jesus preached in the Sermon on the Mount: “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

The Apostle Paul wrote: "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." - 1 Corinthians: 6: 9-11

The Bible is also against sex outside of marriage (See: Bible verses against sex outside of marriage).

2023: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world:

2023: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world

Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?

Vladimir Putin is a divorced man.^[1]

Vladimir Putin is a divorced man.^[2]

NPR reported in 2022: "Alina Kabaeva, 39, has been romantically linked to Putin, 69, for more than a decade and is thought to have had at least three children with him. In announcing sanctions against her on Tuesday, the Treasury Department said "Kabaeva has a close relationship to Putin" and that she was being targeted as part of an effort to "impose severe costs for those who support President Vladimir Putin's war."^[3]

India's WION News reported in 2023:

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The Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva, widely believed to be President Vladimir Putin's rumoured girlfriend, revealed her idea of an "ideal man" in a recently discovered interview. A Moscow-based newspaper first reported on the affair in 2008. However, neither Putin nor Kabaeva has ever admitted to being involved with each other.

Over the years, the two have been spotted together with formal parlance of Moscow's centre of power, fueling speculations and reports of the two being romantically involved.

"Have you met your ideal man?" a young boy asked her during the audience-led interview cited by The Telegraph.

Kabaeva can be seen reacting with a pause for a few seconds. She rearranges her chair, fiddles with a pen, to finally say: "I have met him."

Another girl asked who the mystery boyfriend is.

"A man, a very good man, a great man," Kabaeva said, adding: "I love him very much."

When this public interaction took place in 2008, Vladimir Putin was married to Lyudmila Ocheretnaya. Putin and Ocheretnaya divorced in 2014.

Reflecting on infidelity, Kabaeva answered if she would ever be with a married man.

"If a man is already looking at another woman and is already talking to her then the problem in the family has already happened," she said. "In that case, there can be no good in that family."

Asked what the last gift she received from her mystery man was, Kabaeva said: "An Alaska coat, a coat with fur, very beautiful."

Earlier this week, The Project reported that Kabaeva and Putin have been living together in a luxurious palace about 250 miles north-west of Moscow...

She is also a director at a private media company backed by a Putin ally.^[4]

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The New Zealand Herald reported in 2023:

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Vladimir Putin is reportedly furious at his secret lover’s friends for leaking news about their extravagant lifestyle.

Olympic gold-medallist Alina Kabaeva, 39, is widely believed to be the Russian President’s secret girlfriend and the mother of the pair’s children.

She was first linked romantically to Putin in 2008 when she was a pro-Kremlin MP by a newspaper that was rapidly closed down after printing the story.

But despite Putin’s efforts to keep their relationship and personal lives secret, it appears word continues to travel about their romance and the jaw-dropping luxury they enjoy behind closed doors.

Often termed the “Empress of Russia”, Kabaeva is considered to be spoiled beyond comprehension because she gave the Russian leader the male heir no girlfriend or wife before her did.

And now, an investigation by independent anti-Putin investigative team Proekt has exposed more of their royal secrets — a story an angry Putin is believed to blame on his wife’s friends, the Daily Mail reports...

“Putin said that he had 100 per cent information that the leak came from Kabaeva’s circle of friends,” the channel reported.

But despite Putin’s efforts to keep their relationship and personal lives secret, it appears word continues to travel about their romance and the jaw-dropping luxury they enjoy behind closed doors.

Often termed the “Empress of Russia”, Kabaeva is considered to be spoiled beyond comprehension because she gave the Russian leader the male heir no girlfriend or wife before her did.

And now, an investigation by independent anti-Putin investigative team Proekt has exposed more of their royal secrets — a story an angry Putin is believed to blame on his wife’s friends, the Daily Mail reports...

But what boiled his blood even further, the Daily Mail reports, was his belief that the leak came from within his treasured empress’ circle.

According to General SVR, an account on the encrypted platform Telegram, Putin said her friends “talk on every corner about everything they know and don’t know”.

Anger over the leak reportedly caused a bitter argument between Putin and Kabaeva.

The 70-year-old president famously deplored “those who with their snotty noses and erotic fantasies prowl into others’ lives” when he announced his divorce from wife Lyudmila in 2013, adding, “I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.”

The former Aeroflot air stewardess had two daughters with Putin, before their strained marriage ended in 2014.

In 2003, Putin’s ex-lover Svetlana Krivonogikh — a cleaner-turned-multi-millionaire — gave birth to a girl named Elizaveta. Five years later, her relationship with Putin reportedly fizzled out.

So it is believed Putin is over the moon with Kabaeva for her providing him with the son and future heir he has always wanted.

But their 15-year relationship was officially denied from the start — and nothing has changed.^[5]

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