Photos: Russian President Vladimir Putin and wife divorcing
June 6, 2013
(L-R) Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin, former U.S. President George Bush and Putin's wife, Lyudmila, attend the burial ceremony of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow in this April 25, 2007 photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/RIA NOVOSTI/KREMLIN ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE/ )
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila sit in front of the Taj Mahal while touring the city of Agra in this October 4, 2000 photograph. Putin and his wife said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE/ )
A gardener waters grass in front of a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife in New Delhi in this October 2, 2000 photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his wife Lyudmila cross themselves during Easter service at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow in this April 15, 2001 file photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila enter the Blagoveshchensky Cathedral in Moscow in this undated file photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russia's then acting President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, applaud during a concert after an award ceremony in Gudermes, 30 km (19 miles) east of Grozny, in this undated file photo. Putin and his wife said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his wife, Lyudmila, approach a polling station in Moscow in this December 7, 2003 file photograph. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila attending a service at Blagoveshchensky (the Annunciation) cathedral in Moscow’s Kremlin on on May 7, 2012. Putin and his wife Lyudmila have said their marriage is over.The couple, who have been married for 30 years, made their divorce public on Russian state television on June 6, 2013. ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 520352211 )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina await G8 leaders to attend an informal dinner of the G8 leaders on July 15, 2006 in Peterhof, Russia. Leaders of the world's most powerful nations gathering today for the G8 summit will be trying to set out an agenda for defusing the crisis in the Middle East. (Photo by www.g8russia.ru via Getty Images) ( 71455117 )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, walk to a polling station in Moscow in this March 2, 2008 file photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Pool/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Then Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila arrive at a polling station in Moscow, Russia March 4, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after attending a ballet performance Thursday evening in the Kremlin.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file) ( Russia Putin Divorce )
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila walk in Cathedral Square after his inauguration in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Monday, May 7, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after attending a ballet performance Thursday evening in the Kremlin. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service, file) ( Russia Putin Divorse )
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches missile-firing exercises of the Northern fleet on the Arctic sea in this undated file photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/ITAR-TASS ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
Russia's First Lady Lyudmila Putin poses for a photo with Toledo's fortress in the background in Toledo in this undated file photo. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said on state television on Thursday that they had separated and their marriage was over after 30 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files ( RUSSIA-PUTIN/MARRIAGE )
In this grab made from video provided by the Russia24 TV Channel on Thursday, June 6, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and his wife Lyudmila speak to journalists after attending the ballet "La Esmeralda" in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Russia24 via The Associated Press Television News) ( Russia Putin's Divorce )
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's wife Lyudmila arrives to a polling station in Moscow, Russia on March 4, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after attending a ballet performance Thursday evening in the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File) ( Russia Putin Divorce )
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila walk at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after attending a ballet performance Thursday evening in the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, file) ( Russia Putin Divorce )
Then Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila leave a polling station in Moscow, Russia on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced they are divorcing. Married just a few weeks short of 30 years, the Putins announced the decision on state television after attending a ballet performance Thursday evening in the Kremlin. ( AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file) ( Russia Putin Divorce )
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and his wife Lyudmila, right, stand at a polling station in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. Millions of Russians cast ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a tense vote that followed a campaign marked by intimidation, manipulation and arrests designed to ensure a major victory for President Vladimir Putin's party. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service) ( RUSSIA PUTIN ELECTION )
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