VLADIMIR Putin is said to have given fake names to his alleged secret children with his hidden Olympic gymnast lover, according to an investigation.

New footage appears to show Putin's alleged youngest sons for the first time.

Putin hides his two youngest children under a fake surname, according to a new book by two Russian investigative journalists.

The dictator, 72, is said to have a secret family with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva , 42, with sons aged ten and six.

However, their alleged 15-year relationship has never been publicly acknowledged - and the Russian state media has banned any mention of links between the two.

The book, called The Tsar in Person: How Vladimir Putin Fooled Us All, reveals that the family name given to the boys by ex-spy Putin is Spiridonov.

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