A new bombshell book claims Vladimir Putin has two hidden children with a secret woman – with the sons both under 11 years old never being named or shown to the public A new bombshell book claims Putin has a secret family (Image: AP)

Vladimir Putin hides his two youngest children under a fake surname, reveals a new book. The dictator, 72, has a secret family with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 42, with sons aged 10 and six. ‌

The book by respected Russian investigative journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin reveals that the family name given to the boys by ex-spy Putin is Spiridonov. Putin's sons Ivan, ten, and Vladimir junior, six, both keen young gymnasts, are known by this surname rather than their real name. ‌

The first footage of his younger son Vladimir juni

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