Putin wedding hoax

MOSCOW: The Kremlin yesterday rubbished rumours that President Vladimir Putin had remarried in a monastery with a former Olympic rhythmic gymnastics gold medallist, saying the talk had ‘‘nothing in common with reality’’. The Russian strongman’s private life has been the subject of intense speculation since he and his wife Lyudmila announced in June they were divorcing after three decades of marriage. In an interview with the Izvestia daily, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was hard to say what Mr Putin did in his private life. AFP