In July 1983, Putin married Lyudmila Putina, a flight attendant. They met in the early 1980s when a mutual friend invited them both to the theatre. “I became friends with Lyuda, my future wife ...

Putin, 71, was married to his wife Lyudmila Putina for 31 years before they split in 2014. They met long before he became President in 2000, with Lyudmila working as an air hostess for Russian ...