Investigation finds that Putin’s foreign nannies are bound by LGBT gag clauses as they tutor his sons ‘like educated Europeans’

In January 2026, at least 3.5 million rubles were spent on salaries for three governesses for Vladimir Putin’s youngest children, according to Systema, the investigative unit of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the U.S.-funded broadcaster. Systema journalists obtained and reviewed documents and correspondence relating to the staff who work with the sons of Putin and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.