Putin then decided to disavow his own marriage to Lyudmila Shkrebneva, his wife of 29 years, announcing the divorce in as publicly humiliating a way as possible – his wife was standing by his side – for a reserved Russian woman.
Putin luego decidió renegar de su propio matrimonio con Lyudmila Shkrebneva, con quien estuvo casado 29 años, anunciando el divorcio públicamente de la manera más humillante que pueda existir -su esposa estaba de pie a su lado- para una mujer rusa reservada.