Fresh humiliation for Putin as ‘secret daughter’ now working at anti-war gallery | World | News

Vladimir Putin’s alleged illegitimate daughter has been uncovered working for two Parisian art galleries known for exhibiting anti-war art. The discovery was made by the Russian writer and artist Nastya Rodionova, who has been living in exile in France since fleeing her homeland in 2022.

Rodionova said she had heard a rumour that Elizaveta Krivonogikh was working at Studio Albatros and L Galerie. The two galleries are run by the L Association where both anti-war Russian and Ukrainian artists have exhibited their work. In a post to her Facebook page, Rodionova wrote: “It all started when I heard a rumour.

“Liza (short for Elizaveta) works at Studio Albatros and L gallery, where anti-war artists exhibit.

“She is the daughter of Svetlana Aleksandrovna Krivonogikh, who, in turn, according to a number of journalistic investigations, was close to Putin, and according to Proekt.media, Liza is Putin’s illegitimate daughter.”

She added: “It is important to say that I believe in the presumption of innocence, that children are not responsible for the crimes of their parents.

“But, in the midst of war, a clash between a person from a family of beneficiaries of the regime and its victims is unacceptable.”

Krivonogikh reportedly graduated in 2024 from the ICART school of arts and cultural management in Paris.

She is the daughter of Svetlana Krivonogikh, who worked as a cleaner in St Petersburg before her alleged relationship with Putin.

After her daughter’s birth in 2003, she suddenly acquired stakes in several companies, including a share in the Bank of Russia, and purchased high-end real estate in Moscow and St Petersburg.

The US government has characterised the Bank of Russia as Putin’s personal cashbox.

The Russian investigative group Proekt valued all her assets at 7.7 billion rubles, or roughly £74 million in 2020.

Elizaveta is using the surname Rudnova in Paris. Both Ukrainian and Russian media have connected the name “Elizaveta Rudnova” to Krivonogikh.

The investigative outlet Agentstvo said it had obtained records for plane tickets issued to an “Elizaveta Olegovna Rudnova” who shares the same birthdate and phone number as Krivonogikh.

The Kremlin’s spokesman in 2020 denied any connection between Putin and Svetlana Krivonogikh, stating that he had never heard of her.