Alina Kabaeva

An online petition has been filed urging the Swiss government to not shelter Alina Kabaeva, who is rumoured to be the mistress of Russian President Vladimir ...

New Delhi Pakistan was plunged into a constitutional crisis on Sunday as Prime Minister Imran Khan called early elections after the deputy speaker of parliament blocked a no-confidence motion against him on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. The 36-year-old is an expert in rare genetic diseases in children and the ongoing war has dashed her hopes of an elite medical centre for foreigners in Russia. Comparing Alina Kabaeva with Hitler's partner Eva Braun, the petition said the Swiss authorities must unite Alina Kabaevawith Putin as Putin is waging a war on Ukraine.

Thousands want her extradited from Switzerland to Russia, but the Kremlin insists rumours of their marriage and children are misguided.

Rumour has it that she gave birth to a son by Putin, named Dima after one of the president’s close friends, followed by a daughter and then twins, all of whom are said to have Swiss passports. “Being a star in gymnastics is not just about skill,” she told one interviewer, “It is also about personality. The source next saw her in 2008, by which point Kabaeva’s life appeared to have changed dramatically. Described as Russia’s most flexible woman, she retired from gymnastics after 2004, but made a brief comeback in 2007, by which time her sights were firmly set on politics. The party followed an experimental rhythmic gymnastics international tournament called Divine Grace, which she herself had organised. She became so popular that a Russian pop band recorded a song about her entitled Alina. Nor was she particularly modest about her talents. “She talked to me about him and looked quite proud.” Her confidence clearly grew in line with her success as a gymnast. “I have a private life in which I do not permit interference,” Putin has said. “[They] looked really random, [there were] things like fake Turkish Chanel [items],” says the source, who never found out who had sent them. She seemed to want companionship more than anything. I did ask but she wasn’t particularly interested.”

The campaign to expel Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast and politician, was started by Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian nationals after Mr Putin's ...

She was later chosen as chair of the Kremlin-linked National Media Group. "International law may not be that important for big countries, but for small countries, it is a matter of survival.” At the same time, we’re putting additional emphasis on something else that is very important to small countries like Switzerland – the respect of international law," he said.