Performance in St. Petersburg
Putin's alleged daughters appear at economic forum
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Russia's ruler Putin has never confirmed that Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova are his daughters. The two women also rarely appear in public. Now they are speaking at the economic forum in St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Putin's two alleged daughters rarely appear in public – now they have both appeared at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. Before the Russian president himself was to give a speech at the event, endocrinologist Maria Vorontsova discussed biodiversity at an event.
Technology expert Katerina Tikhonova, for her part, spoke on Thursday via video link in a panel on “technological sovereignty” in the defense sector, among other things. Putin keeps his private life very private. He has never confirmed that the two women are his daughters.
But the family ties were widely reported in the media, and the US Treasury Department had described 39-year-old Vorontsova and two-year-younger Tikhonova as “daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin” in a 2022 sanctions resolution. The women's rare appearances took place at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, the most important event of its kind in Russia.
They have attended the conference as guests in the past. However, according to independent Russian media, this was the first time that Vorontsova and Tikhonova appeared as part of the official program.
