Alina Kabaeva

Alina Kabaeva, a famed Russian gymnast turned apparent romantic partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is a potential target for sanctions, the Biden ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. President Biden also said last month — before the White House backtracked on his remark — that Putin “cannot remain in power.” Part of the proposed legislation called for a report “on the estimated net worth and known sources of income of Vladimir Putin and his family members, as well as of Alina Kabaeva.” While Kabaeva has yet to be sanctioned by the United States, she was called out along with Putin and his family in a Republican-sponsored House bill — known as the Putin Accountability Act — that aimed to dissuade the Russian leader from invading Ukraine. The Kremlin has long denied the alleged relationship between Putin and Kabaeva. A Russian newspaper that published a report in 2008 linking the two was mysteriously shut down soon after, although various reports have suggested that she is the mother of at least a few of his children. The West has targeted Putin’s associates and their family members because it says “Putin and many of his cronies and the oligarchs hide their wealth, hide their assets with family members,” a senior Biden administration official said this month, speaking on the condition of anonymity under terms set by the White House.