INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the last minute, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.Unnamed U.S
officials told the newspaper that a classified intelligence report made while investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016
put pressure on the Kremlin following the invasion of Ukraine on Feb
24.They believed that imposing sanctions on Kabaeva would be deemed a personal blow to Putin, hampering efforts to negotiate peace, the
official told the newspaper.The Kremlin has longdenied any relationship between Putin and Kabaeva, while news articles on their rumored
engagement have been quickly punished by Russian censors.Swiss, U.S
In 2019, she reportedly gave birth to twins in Moscow.Kabaevaheads a pro-Kremlin media holding, The National Media Group, which removed her
name from its website shortly before another round of Western sanctions in early April
