Monday 21 April 2008
Newspaper angers Putin, suddenly closes
By Leah McBride Mensching, Monday 21 April 2008 at 23:54 :: Press Freedom & Laws
A newspaper that reported rumours of a marriage between Vladimir Putin and a 24-year-old gymnast has closed the day following the report, after the Russian president told journalists the reports were unacceptable, The Independent reported Monday.
Moskovsky Korrespondent first reported the affair, but Putin denied he and his wife Ludmilla divorced, and thathe is to wed Alina Kabaeva. Meanwhile, the newspaper's editorial team said the story had no factual basis.



