Putin is livid his kids love American tv shows and films

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly just cannot stand the characters and stories from Disney, including favorites like Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Toy Story. Reports suggest that Putin was displeased upon discovering that films from the Disney universe were being shown within his residence.

The Russian president has expressed his dissatisfaction with the messages that these films, especially the most recent ones, convey. Despite his rejection, it seems that within his own family there are those who do not share his opinion and openly challenge his position, even going so far as to dress up as Disney characters.

That's what children are like. And that's what it's all about: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have a new battlefront, this time in his own home, in the war he is waging against Western influence through animated films. One of Putin's sons is a Disney fanatic. At least, that's what a source at the Dossier Center claims, according to Newsweek.

Dossier Center is a project launched by Russian oppositionist Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The site publishes news about various people directly connected to the Kremlin and about Putin himself. According to the center, the source of the article that describes at length the private life of the Putin family is one of the employees of the all-powerful Russian president.

In an article titled 'Succession: The secret lives of Vladimir Putin's children', Dossier Center reports that the Russian leader's eldest son, Ivan Putin, is a big fan of Disney cartoons, "to the chagrin of his parents."

Although Putin said in January this year that after watching Western cartoons "after half an hour your head will start to fall off", his son likes to play around imitating Disney characters.

Ivan, 9, is the first of two children Putin reportedly has with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva. The second is Vladimir Putin Jr., 5. The couple has never publicly acknowledged their relationship, which is believed to date back to at least 2008.

According to Dossier Center, Putin's children are the "most secretive children in Russia." Their personal data is not recorded in any official register and no one outside their immediate family knows their birthdays. They enjoy the same data protection as spies or people under state protection.

Ivan and Vladimir do not attend kindergartens or schools, but instead have private tutors. They live in residences guarded by the Federal Protection Service (FSO), have their own planes, travel on yachts and armored trains, with minimal interaction with children of the same age and with few visits from their father. However, it is important to remember that this information comes from opposition media, whose credibility is relative in an environment as impenetrable as the Kremlin.

According to a source at Dossier Center, the children, who live with their mother in a home in Valdai, 386 km from Moscow, have at their disposal two ponies, rabbits and a St. Bernard dog, which is looked after by two dog handlers.

Among the brothers' toys is a large collection of Lego sets and an iPad, which is used not only for games but also for video lessons. Like their father, the children have their own kitchen chef and an exclusive cup to drink from.

But, in spite of all this, according to Dossier Center, what the children like most is spending time with their father. According to their source, in the evenings Putin plays hockey with his eldest son (a hockey rink was built for this purpose in Valdai).

And we assume that during these meetings with his children, Putin will try to convince them to give up their taste for Disney movies. But they are children, so it won't be easy.

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