 The daughter of the Russian defence minister has split up from her 'anti-war' husband, fuelling speculation that Vladimir Putin played a part. Ksenia Shoigu, 32, the daughter of defence minister Sergei Shoigu, has long seemed happy married to fitness guru Alexey Stolyarov, 33. But the pair left their hundreds of thousands of followers stunned after telling the Russian news channel 360° last Saturday they had called it quits. 'We haven't been a couple for quite some time. But at the same time, we are partners and very close friends,' Shoigu said. 'We have been friends for a long time,' Stolyarov added, saying that they split up 'several months ago'. He stressed they are going to spend more time with their daughter. 'We are going to her now! We also plan to develop sports projects, we remain in the same team,' Stolyarov said. Shoigu had been 'twice-asked' to 'shut her husband up' by the Kremlin, it was alleged (Picture: Ksenia Shoigu) They were speaking at the Race of Heroes obstacle race in Alabino, in the Moscow region, where they first met in 2019. Ksenia and Stolyarov spent years keeping their marriage a secret before having their daughter in 2021. For the couple, clashing and intense work schedules wedged them apart over time, leading to their breaking up, they told 360°. But Russian social media users were unconvinced, given Stolyarov's track record for scuffles with Putin's pro-war officials and supporters. One Russian social media user said: 'Everyone around the Kremlin knew that Shoigu's opponents several times brought examples of Stolyarov's [online posts] into Putin's office.' Telegram channel Narrarivy claimed the Russian president had 'twice asked' Shoigu to 'shut [Stolyarov] up'. She is the daughter of Russian defence minister Sergey Shoigu (R) (Picture: Getty Images) 'The last conversation with Ksenia about a divorce was recently,' th){kind=link}
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The daughter of the Russian defence minister has split up from her ‘anti-war’ husband, fuelling speculation that Vladimir Putin played a part.
Ksenia Shoigu, 32, the daughter of defence minister Sergei Shoigu, has long seemed happy married to fitness guru Alexey Stolyarov, 33.
But the pair left their hundreds of thousands of followers stunned after telling the Russian news channel 360° last Saturday they had called it quits.
‘We haven’t been a couple for quite some time. But at the same time, we are partners and very close friends,’ Shoigu said.