Zhanna Volkova, 32, with 'Russia's youngest billionaire' Kirill Shamalov, 36
A divorce has been 'confirmed' between Vladimir Putin's secretive 'rock'n'roll' daughter Katerina and her husband described as Russia's youngest billionaire.
While no announcement was made, tycoon Kirill Shamalov, 36, has wed his glamorous ex-London-based lover Zhanna Volkova, say accounts in Moscow.
Shamalov - hit by Western sanctions because he was the Kremlin leader's son in law - has refused to comment on his new life.
But it is now clear he swapped Putin's daughter for the seductive socialite just five years after he wed into Russia's most powerful family.
It is not known why his marriage failed to Katerina Tikhonova, 32, who is widely seen in Russia as Putin's younger daughter, although this has never been officially confirmed.
She has become famous for her her spectacular 'boogie woogie' Acrobatic Rock'n'roll performances in dance competitions.
Kremlin boogie-woogie: Putin's reputed daughter Katerina Tikhonova performs a dance routine on Russian TV
Zhanna Volkova is said to have married the ex-husband of Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged daughter
The divorce is confirmed because Volkova - in her 30s - has been referred to in a legal document by her new married name, Shamalova, say news source Open Media.
Huge secrecy surrounds Putin's two daughters - now in their 30s - from his marriage to ex-wife Lyudmila.
Tikhonova, who uses her mother's maiden name, also has a burgeoning business career in charge of key investments for Moscow State University.
The Kremlin never comments on her, or his other daughter Maria, 33, married to a Dutch businessman.
Secretive: Miss Volkova with a mystery man said to be Putin's alleged son-in-law Shamalov
Glamorous: Zhanna Volkova, who once lived in London, was first seen dancing with a mystery man, now believed to be Shamalov, in February 2017
How Katerina Tikhonova is widely reported to be Putin's daughter but neither he nor the Kremlin will comment on it
She is the boogie-woogie dancing daughter of Vladimir Putin who some say could one day take over from the Russian President.
Mystery has long surrounded Katerina Tikhonova with the Kremlin having attempted to keep her out of the public eye.
The 31-year-old was named as the strongman's child in 2015 by a senior Russian businessman and then in November by a dance colleague - but both later changed their stories.
Putin and her mother, Lyudmila Putina, divorced in 2013 and Katerina uses a surname inherited from her grandmother.
Mystery has long surrounded Katerina Tikhonova (pictured), the rumoured daughter of Vladimir Putin, with the Kremlin having attempted to keep her out of the public eye
While her identity has been widely assumed, it has never been confirmed by Tikhonova herself, her representatives or the Kremlin, which says it does not comment on the private lives of Putin's close relatives.
Tikhonova runs publicly-funded projects at Moscow State University and serves as the WRRC's vice president for expansion and marketing.
She is a major player in acrobatic rock'n'roll, a niche dance discipline she has competed in and helps manage through senior positions at the WRRC and the Russian national federation.
She and Kirill Shamalov wed in a sumptuous ceremony at Igora ski resort near St Petersburg and rode in a traditional sleigh pulled by three white horses.
Tikhonova is a major player in acrobatic rock'n'roll, a niche dance discipline she has competed in and helps manage through senior positions at the WRRC and the Russian national federation
Katerina Tikhonova, 31, is pictured, second from right, at a dancing conference
All guests were sworn to secrecy, and no official announcements were made.
However, reports in Russia suggest the couple have since split with Shamalov linked to a Moscow socialite.
Tikhonova may be best known for her dancing, but there have been claims in Moscow that Putin is gradually grooming her as his eventual successor in 2024.
Reports last year suggested Putin is quietly grooming Katerina - also known as Ekaterina - for possible 'tsardom' to takeover.
'Trying to run a woman through an election campaign in Russia is quite an interesting and modern political experiment,' wrote Natalia Gevorkyan, a Putin biographer.
Tikhonova (pictured in a dance performance) runs publicly-funded projects at Moscow State University and serves as the WRRC's vice president for expansion and marketing
'Putin does not have a (male) heir - at least officially - but he has two daughters, and one of them, Ekaterina, has already entered the public space with several huge and costly projects,' she wrote for Radio Svoboda website.
'In 2024, Ekaterina will be 38. In theory, she can take part in the presidential elections and provide a calm time in old age for her father and his closest friends.'
Putin has said previously of his daughters from his marriage to ex-wife Lyudmila: 'They are taking the first steps in their careers, but are making good progress. They are not involved in business or politics.
'They have never been "star" children, they have never got pleasure from the spotlight being directed on them. They just live their own lives.
'They live in Russia ... They have never been educated anywhere except Russia.
'I am proud of them, they continue to study and are working. My daughters speak three European languages fluently.'
It is unclear if Shamalov - son of a longtime Putin crony - will now be removed from US sanctions since he is no longer linked by marriage to Putin.
When rumours of a split first emerged in January, stripped of almost half his wealth as alleged punishment for ditching Tikhonova.
However while he has slipped from 64th to 75th on the Forbes Russia rankings of wealth, his fortune has increased from $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion.
In April he was still listed by the US Treasury as the 'husband of Putin's daughter'.
Katerina Tikhonova, who has never been officially confirmed as Putin's daughter, is in charge of key investments at Moscow State University
Proud Father? Russian President Vladimir Putin has never officially acknowledged that Katerina Tikhonova is his daughter
Volkova, who once lived in London, was first seen dancing with a mystery man, now believed to be Shamalov, in February 2017.
Her suitor's face was deliberately hidden in Valentine's Day images.
There was surprise when rumours started circulating that he had a new lover.
'Shamalov must have balls of steel,' said one comment.
'He must be thanking God and all his saints, that he is alive and free,' wrote another.
'Russia's youngest billionaire' Kirill Shamalov (36) and his rumoured new wife Zhanna Volkova
Reports last year suggested Putin is quietly grooming Katerina - also known as Ekaterina - for possible 'tsardom' to takeover from him.
Putin has previously said of his daughters: 'They have never been 'star' children, they have never got pleasure from the spotlight being directed on them. They just live their own lives.
'They live in Russia ... They have never been educated anywhere except Russia.
'I am proud of them.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin with his ex-wife Lyudmila and duaghters Katerina (left) and Maria (right)
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Zhanna Volkova, 32, with ‘Russia’s youngest billionaire’ Kirill Shamalov, 36
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