Putin was married to Lyudmila Putina on 28 July 1983. The couple lived together in Germany from 1985 to 1990. It was during this time only when a German spy befriended Putina, who said that Putin beat her and had love affairs.
On 6 June 2013, Putin and Lyudmila announced that their marriage was over. The divorce was finalised on 2 April 2014.
Putin and his now ex-wife have two daughters -- Mariya Putina and Yekaterina Putina.
Apart from Russian, Putin speaks fluent German. His family used to speak German at home as well. After becoming President of Russia, Putin reportedly started taking English lessons.
