Russian leader Vladimir Putin Says the “little people” in his family can communicate in Chinese and do so fluently.
Putin was speaking to students at a secondary school in Kezil, Tuva on Monday, when he talked about his family’s familiarity with the language.
“By the way, interest in the Russian language is growing in China and vice versa,” Putin said. The Telegraph.
“My family members, the young children, speak Chinese fluently.”
Russian leader Known to be secretive About his family and personal life.
Putin Shares two daughtersMaria Vorontsova and Katerina Tithonova, with his ex-wife, Lyudmila Shkrebneva. couple announced their divorce In 2013.
In 2017, Putin told filmmaker Oliver Stone during a interview that he was a grandfather, although it is not clear how many grandchildren he had.
Putin’s comments on Monday should come as no surprise considering Russia close relationship with China. Asian giant A A close economic associate to Russia amid its bitter war with Ukraine.
In February 2022, before Russia invaded Ukraine, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Putin “There is no limit” After they met next to the partnership Beijing Winter Games that year.
That said, Putin was quick to remind his audience that they shouldn’t just focus on the Chinese language.
“But that doesn’t mean we should forget our love for the English language. English is a great language, it has given humanity a lot to combine knowledge and unite people in the field of culture, and so on,” Putin said on Monday.
“We do not deny anything, we do not have enemy languages, we do not have enemy countries. We have hostile elites in some countries who have been fighting Russia for centuries.
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