August 14, 2025

Alleged Daughter of Putin Speaks Out


Alleged Daughter of Putin Speaks Out
Luiza Rozova, Vladimir Putin's alleged daughter. BILD Na Russkom, Telegram.

On August 4, German publication Bild revealed that the Russian president's alleged illegitimate daughter, Luiza Rosova, indirectly criticized him in an Instagram post. Rosova, who is currently not in Russia, did not directly name her probable father in her statement.

Rosova revealed her full face for the first time on her private Instagram page. Vladimir Putin's alleged daughter wrote, "It's so wonderful to show my face to the world again." She also noted her physical resemblance to the Russian president: "Every day, it reminds me who I was born as and who ruined my life. The man who took millions of lives and ruined mine."

Rosova was born in St. Petersburg in 2003. Her birth certificate shows her name as "Elizaveta Krivonogikh," but she is also known as Elizaveta Rudnova. Her father is listed as "-" in the official document. However, her patronymic appears as "Vladimirovna," matching Putin's first name. Her mother, who is believed to have been one of Putin's mistresses, suddenly became rich after her birth.

After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Rosova left the country. She graduated from the ICART institute in Paris, where she studied art. Throughout her time in college, she put on multiple anti-war exhibitions. According to Bild, students from ICART described Rosova as a "sweet girl," but wondered whether she should be held accountable for her father's crimes. Putin's alleged daughter responded to a comment in her post saying, "Am I to blame for the actions of my family, who don't hear me?"

On July 25, Dozhd TV journalist Anna Mongayt published screenshots of Rososva's Telegram posts from March 9, in which Rosova said, "I am sincerely surprised that some people believe that I am involved with the events happening in the world, and that I have an opportunity to change anything (...) Will a person so crazy as to declare war on the entire world give up his decisions because of some parental feelings?"

Rosova also wrote that she was "categorically negative" about "any kind of violence against defenseless people." The post featured a black square with the caption "No war."

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