Maria Vorontsova Explained

Maria Vorontsova
Birth Name:Mariya Vladimirovna Putina
Birth Date:28 April 1985
Birth Place:Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Native Name Lang:ru
Occupation:Endocrinologist
Children:2
Father:Vladimir Putin
Mother:Lyudmila Putina
Relatives:Katerina Tikhonova (sister)

Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova (Russian: Мария Владимировна Воронцова, Putina, Путина; born 28 April 1985), also referred to as Maria Faassen,[1] is a Russian pediatric endocrinologist.[2] She is the eldest child of Russian president Vladimir Putin.[3]

Early life

Vorontsova was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg),[4] the elder daughter of Vladimir Putin and Lyudmila Putina (née Shkrebneva).[5] She attended German school at Dresden, East Germany, while her family lived there in the 1980s. After her family returned to Leningrad in the spring of 1991, she attended Peterschule (Russian: Петершуле), a German gymnasium in Saint Petersburg. Later, during violent gang wars involving the Tambov Gang while it was taking control of Saint Petersburg's energy trade, she and her sister Katerina were sent by their father, who feared for their safety, to Germany where their legal guardian was former Stasi Matthias Warnig, who had worked with their father in Dresden as part of a KGB cell and established the Dresdner Bank branch in Saint Petersburg.

She played the violin for a Russian consulate general of Hamburg–sponsored diplomatic breakfast in 1995.[6] Later, after her family moved to Moscow, she attended the German School Moscow, a school closely associated with the German Embassy in Moscow for children of diplomats. She graduated after 11 years of school. Three years later, she began her university studies, enrolling together with Katerina as first year students.[4] [7] [8] [9]

Studies and career

Vorontsova studied biology at Saint Petersburg State University[10] and is a graduate of medicine at Moscow State University in 2011.[5] [11] With Ivan Ivanovich Dedov (Russian: Иван Иванович Дедов) as her advisor, she was a PhD candidate at the Endocrinology Research Centre in Moscow, headed by Dedov and which runs the charity project Alfa-Endo, for children with endocrine diseases.[11] Alfa-Endo is funded by Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman's Alfa-Bank of the Alfa Group.[5]

Between 2013 and 2015, Vorontsova co-authored five studies including "The status of blood antioxidant system in patients with active acromegaly". She also, in 2015, co-authored a book about idiopathic stunting in children.[5] Vorontsova is credited to be Putin's advisor in genetic engineering, especially in the usage of CRISPR to create genetically-engineered babies.[12]

In November 2023, Vorontsova was appointed to the board of the Moscow Society of Medical Genetics (Russian: Московское общество медицинских генетиков|link=no).[13] [14] According to Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's team, she's earning millions of dollars per year as an employee of the New Medical Company (NOMEKO).[15]

Sanctions

On 6 April 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Vorontsova, stating that she, "leads state-funded programs that have received billions of dollars from the Kremlin toward genetics research and are personally overseen by Putin."[16] She is also sanctioned by the European Union, the United Kingdom,[17] [18] Japan[19] and New Zealand.[20] [21]

Personal life

Vorontsova married Dutch businessman Jorrit Faassen[5] in summer 2008 in Wassenaar in the Netherlands.[22] They have a son, born August 2012.[22] In 2013, they were living in a penthouse atop the highest residential building in Voorschoten.[23] [24] In 2014, Dutch residents called for Vorontsova to be expelled from the country after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.[25] In 2015, Vorontsova and Faassen were reported to be living in Moscow.[5] In 2022, it was reported that they are no longer married.[22]

Vorontsova is married to Yevgeny Nagorny,[26] who works at the Russian oil and gas company Novatek.[22] They have a son, born April 2017.[27]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What do we know about Putin's family? . Damien Sharkov . . 2 February 2016 . 2 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Putin could decide for the world on CRISPR babies. 30 September 2019 . . 27 February 2022 .
  3. News: Kramer . Andrew E. . 8 December 2018 . Woman Said to Be Putin's Daughter Appears on TV, and a Taboo Is Cracked . live . . 27 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20181216130725/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/world/europe/putin-daughter.html . 16 December 2018 . limited .
  4. Web site: Putin has 2, maybe 3, daughters he never talks about – here's everything we know about them. Business Insider. Pat Ralph. Ellen Cranley. 7 December 2018. 21 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Grey. Stephen. Kuzmin. Andrey. Piper. Elizabeth. 10 November 2015. Putin's daughter, a young billionaire and the president's friends. Reuters. https://archive.today/20190618185049/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/russia-capitalism-daughters/. 18 June 2019. live. 27 February 2022.
  6. News: Meyer . Fritjof .

    de:Fritjof Meyer

    . Ljudmila staunt . Lyumila is amazed . de . . 19 February 2001 . 11 February 2021 . 1 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110201155814/https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-18535461.html.
  7. News: Болотская . Рита (Bolotskaya, Rita) . Земзаре . Инга (Zemzare, Inga) . 7 August 2002 . Дочки №1: Машу и Катю Путиных воспитывают в строгости, но они все равно часто подкалывают друг друга . Daughters # 1: Masha and Katya Putin are brought up in severity, but they still often tease each other . ru . Собеседник.ру (Sobesenik) . 26 January 2021 . 7 November 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021107033709/http://www.sobesednik.ru/weekly/138/specialcase/3719.phtml. Alt URL
  8. News: Ролдугин . Олег (Roldugin, Oleg) . Дочки Путина. Полная версия . Daughters of Putin. Full version . ru . Собеседник.ру (Sobesenik) . 12 January 2011 . 26 January 2021 . 11 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111170824/http://sobesednik.ru/politics/dochki-putina-polnaya-versiya.
  9. News: Плужников . Сергей (Pluzhnikov, Sergey) . Соколов . Сергей (Sokolov, Sergey) . Кандидат №1 в президенты не хочет, чтобы его дети жили в России: В 1998 г. обучение дочерей Путина в немецкой школе стоило14256 DM . The # 1 presidential candidate does not want his children to live in Russia: In 1998, the tuition of Putin's daughters in a German school cost DM 14,256 . ru . «FreeLance Bureau» (flb.ru) . 10 February 2000 . 26 January 2021 . Alt URL
  10. News: In the Spotlight of Power, Putin Keeps His Private Life Veiled in Shadows. The New York Times. Herszenhorn. David M.. 5 May 2012. Both daughters attended German-language schools and St. Petersburg State University, where Maria studied biology and Yekaterina majored in Asian Studies.. 2 March 2020.
  11. News: Канев . Сергей (Kanev, Sergey) . ПЕРВАЯ ДОЧЬ СТРАНЫ . FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE COUNTRY . ru . . 31 January 2016 . 26 January 2021 . 21 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121043601/https://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/107214.
  12. Web site: Future of Genetically Modified Babies May Lie in Putin's Hands . Kravchenko . Stepan . 29 September 2019 . . 2 October 2019 . subscription . https://archive.today/20190929124859/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-29/future-of-genetically-modified-babies-may-lie-in-putin-s-hands . 29 September 2019 . live .
  13. News: 13 November 2023. Putin's Daughter Joins Moscow Genetics Society, Criticizes Russian Laws – Mozhem Obyasnit. live. The Moscow Times. https://archive.today/20231113235603/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/13/putins-daughter-joins-moscow-genetics-society-criticizes-russian-laws-mozhem-obyasnit-a83090. 13 November 2023. 13 November 2023.
  14. Web site: How Putin's daughter makes millions as a shareholder of her own company. meduza.io.
  15. Web site: 15 January 2024 . Putin's Daughter Reportedly Earned More Than $10 Million In Three Years With Well-Connected Medical Company . 16 January 2024 . Radio Free Europe.
  16. Web site: U.S. Treasury Escalates Sanctions on Russia for Its Atrocities in Ukraine. 6 April 2022. United States Department of the Treasury. 6 April 2022. live. https://archive.today/20220406182220/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0705. 6 April 2022.
  17. News: Jolly. Jasper. 8 April 2022. UK joins US in imposing sanctions on Putin's daughters. live. The Guardian. https://archive.today/20220409042546/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/putin-daughters-sanctions-asset-travel-ban-uk. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022.
  18. News: Petrequin. Samuel. Casert. Raf. Cook. Lorne. 8 April 2022. EU imposes sanctions on Putin's daughters. live. Associated Press. Brussels. New York City. https://archive.today/20220409042931/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-united-states-europe-40ad816ac386669d98eb0ebee2e5c779. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022.
  19. News: 12 April 2022. Japan OKs asset freezes on 398 Russians, including Putin's daughters. live. The Japan Times. https://archive.today/20220412104403/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/04/12/national/japan-russia-sanctions-putin-daughters/. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022. registration.
  20. Web site: Further sanctions on the political and economic elites of Russia and Belarus. Mahuta. Nanaia. Nanaia Mahuta. 21 November 2022. New Zealand Government. live. https://archive.today/20221121042054/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/further-sanctions-political-and-economic-elites-russia-and-belarus. 21 November 2022. 24 November 2022.
  21. News: Pearse. Adam. 21 November 2022. Russia-Ukraine war: President Vladimir Putin's daughters sanctioned by New Zealand. live. The New Zealand Herald. https://archive.today/20221124182737/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/russia-ukraine-war-president-vladimir-putins-daughters-sanctioned-by-new-zealand/IOXUI6A3MNF5RA5WHP3JY2OBHE/. 24 November 2022. 24 November 2022.
  22. News: Soshnikov. Andrei. Reiter. Svetlana. 8 April 2022. The Secretive Life Of The Dutch Man Who Was Believed To Be Vladimir Putin's Son-In-Law: An Investigation. live. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://archive.today/20220409044235/https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-daughters-son-in-law-secretive-life-sanctions-faassen/31793489.html. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022.
  23. News: Spokesman Denies Putin Wanted to Visit Daughter in Dutch Village . The Moscow Times . 9 April 2013 . 26 January 2021 . 12 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412152050/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/spokesman-denies-putin-wanted-to-visit-daughter-in-dutch-village/478338.html.
  24. News: Familie van Poetin woont in Voorschoten . Putin's family lives in Voorschoten . nl . . . 8 April 2013 . 11 December 2020 . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408131814/http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/regionaal/metropool/article21698683.ece/Familie-van-Poetin-woont-in-Voorschoten?lref=vptop . live .
  25. News: Charter. David. 24 July 2014. Dutch call for Putin daughter's expulsion. live. The Times. https://archive.today/20210906014123/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dutch-call-for-putin-daughters-expulsion-txhdft9fd02. 6 September 2021. limited. 8 March 2022.
  26. News: 8 April 2022. Putin Daughter's Unofficial Husband, Ex-Husband Spared From Sanctions – Investigation. live. The Moscow Times. https://archive.today/20220409061314/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/08/putin-daughters-unofficial-husband-ex-husband-spared-from-sanctions-investigation-a77282. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022.
  27. Web site: Пленники ближнего круга Как любитель пива из Нидерландов женился на дочери Путина – а теперь не может вернуться на родину, несмотря на войну. Soshnikov. Andrei. Reiter. Svetlana. 8 April 2022. Current Time TV. ru. https://archive.today/20220408073937/https://www.currenttime.tv/a/plenniki-blizhnego-kruga/31792259.html. 8 April 2022. live. 9 April 2022.

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