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Kremlin rocked by sex scandal as war chief 'used government jet to fly mistress'

Summary by Daily Express
One independent media outlet named Putin's trusted defence minister Andrei Belousov as the suspected lover.

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A sex scandal is shaking the Kremlin to its core. One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most loyal aides is risking his career and confidential information for an affair with a 23-year-old blonde. On social media, she's ridiculed the Kremlin, boasting about her luxurious life as a mistress and private flights on military government jets.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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In posts that were later deleted, Maria Shalaeva revealed that she had flown on a military plane.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A 23-year-old brags about flights in Russian military aircraft – apparently organized by a high-ranking Kremlin official. Pikant: It is supposed to be Putin's defence minister.

Lean Right

What men don't do to impress their young lovers... A young woman and her boasting worry Kremlin ruler Putin.

·Berlin, Germany
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Russia is facing a scandal over the affair of one of the Kremlin's politically important men. Maria Shalayeva, a young influencer and alleged lover of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, has inadvertently revealed sensitive military information through her social media posts, stirring up political waters, according to the German Bild.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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