Vladimir Putin has a son-in-law named Zelensky, not Vladimir, but Igor. He is also an artist, but did not bring him to the presidency, like his Ukrainian namesake. That’s according to a joint investigation by Important Stories and Der Spiegel.
According to media reports, Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova (she apparently broke up with her ex-husband, oil tycoon Kiril Shalimov in 2017) has flown to Munich more than 50 times in recent years. Ballet dancer Igor Zelenski has lived and worked in this city since 2016. Tikhonova was preparing to move to Germany at the end of 2019.
Since 2018, Zelensky has been a member of the management board of the National Fund for Cultural Heritage, which is responsible for the construction of cultural and educational complexes in the regions of the Russian Federation. The project was personally initiated by Putin.
According to journalists, Tikhonova and Zelenski have a daughter born in 2017.
Igor Zelenski is a former ballet dancer in Bavaria. He left in April 2022. He was apparently fired for refusing to publicly condemn Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Journalists do not know where Zelensky and Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova have been since. Der Spiegel tries to call Zelenski, but he doesn’t pick up the phone.
