The divorce of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, has been finalized, the Kremlin confirmed, according to news reports.
The couple that they were ending their 30-year marriage.
In a televised announcement last year that they were breaking up, Putin said it was a "joint decision" and the couple "practically never saw each other," according to the Associated Press.
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"We will eternally be very close people," Lyudmila Putin said.
The Putins have two adult daughters, Maria and Yekaterina.
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