Putin’s reported girlfriend Alina Kabaeva hit with US sanctions

Kabaeva, 39, former rhythmic gymnast the Kremlin denies is romantically involved with Putin, has assets frozen by US treasury

Vladimir Putin's purported lover has been hit with sanctions from the US government's treasury department over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Alina Kabaeva, 39, landed on the latest update to the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control's specially designated nationals list, freezing any of her assets in the US and generally prohibiting Americans from dealing with her.