A Ukrainian journalist tracked down Vladimir Putin’s “secret” daughter in Paris and confronted her about the ongoing war, resulting in an awkward exchange where the 22-year-old said she was “really sorry” but claimed powerlessness over the conflict.
Luiza Rozova was approached on the streets of the French capital by TSN journalist Dmytro Sviatnenko, whose brother Volodymyr died in a Russian missile attack in November.
The encounter, captured on video, shows the young woman attempting to avoid the conversation before ultimately offering an apology for the war.
The woman, whose real name is Elizaveta Krivonogikh, is believed to be the product of an extramarital affair between Putin and Svetlana Krivonogikh, a former cleaner who became a multi-millionaire banker and striptease club owner.
She is now 50 years old, according to the Daily Mail.
Sviatnenko opened the confrontation by stating that Putin had killed his brother three weeks prior.
He questioned how she could live in Europe while her father’s propaganda machine portrays the continent as hateful and cursed.
Initially, Rozova objected to being filmed without permission.
The journalist responded by noting that Kyiv was without power and under air raid alert at that moment, adding that Ukrainians had not given permission for such conditions either.
When pressed about whether she supports her father’s policies, she asked what the situation had to do with her.
Sviatnenko reminded her that Putin is her father and suggested she could call him to request he stop shelling Kyiv.
She replied in the affirmative but her tone indicated she believed such an approach would be futile with the Russian leader.
The journalist then suggested she travel to Kyiv or the war hotspot of Pokrovsk, joking that her presence might prove more effective than a Patriot air defense system in stopping Russian attacks.
She responded by asking how she could possibly go there under current circumstances.
Sviatnenko offered to purchase her a plane ticket with his own money, noting that flights cannot land in Kyiv since the airport has been closed for nearly four years.
She declined, stating she could not help and expressing sorrow about the situation.
When asked if her family discusses the war at dinner, she apologized but said she could not answer.
She acknowledged she had already spoken enough and expressed regret about what is happening, while insisting she bears no responsibility for the situation.
She praised Sviatnenko for having the courage to approach and speak with her.
He made one final appeal for her to call her father and ask him to stop shelling Ukraine for at least one day.
The journalist also questioned why she lives in Paris rather than Moscow or St. Petersburg.
She explained she is not from Moscow and decided to move to Paris when she was a student.
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Rozova, who was carrying a bag from Japanese brand Uniqlo, works for two art galleries in Paris where she was spotted by the Ukrainian television crew.
She uses the family name Rudnova in France, according to the Daily Mail, which is the surname of a close Putin associate.
Evidence suggests she has previously expressed concerns about potential consequences if she takes a public stand against Putin.
While her identity as his daughter and her mother’s substantial wealth of approximately 75 million pounds are known, the extent of her contact with Putin during her childhood remains unclear.
Her physical resemblance to a younger Putin is apparent in photographs.
The Russian leader has neither acknowledged nor denied paternity, and Russian mainstream media are prohibited from mentioning her.
After her existence became public knowledge in 2020, she maintained an active social media presence in Russia, posting images of private jets, luxury fashion items, and exclusive parties. She had her own fashion brand and worked as a DJ.
