MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said this evening that he and his wife are divorcing after 29 years of marriage.
The announcement confirmed rampant speculation in recent years that their marriage was on the rocks. Their appearance was the first time the couple had been seen together in public in 13 months - since Putin's inauguration in May 2012. It was the first time she had been seen at all since March.
"It was our mutual decision, our marriage is over," Putin told a reporter from state-run television after he and his now ex-wife Ludmilla finished watching a ballet performance.
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The announcement confirmed rampant speculation in recent years that their marriage was on the rocks. Their appearance was the first time the couple had been seen together in public in 13 months - since Putin's inauguration in May 2012. It was the first time she had been seen at all since March.
"It was our mutual decision, our marriage is over," Putin told a reporter from state-run television after he and his now ex-wife Ludmilla finished watching a ballet performance.
http://news.yahoo.com/president-putin-announces-split-wife-222319479--abc-news-topstories.html