The couple, who had been married for 30 years, made their divorce public on Russian state television after attending a ballet performance.
这对夫妻已经结婚30年了，此次在观看一场芭蕾舞演出后，对俄罗斯国家电视台公开了他们离婚的消息。

"It was a joint decision: we hardly see each other, each of us has our own life", Mr Putin said.
普京说：“这是我们共同的决定：我们几乎见不到对方，而且都有各自的生活。”

Mrs Putin had rarely been seen in public in recent months, prompting much speculation in Russian media.
普京夫人近几个月很少出现在公众场合，这引起了俄罗斯媒体界的推测。

She is known to dislike publicity, and told the TV reporter that flying was difficult for her. "Vladimir Vladimirovich is completely drowned in work," she said.
柳德米拉不喜欢面对公众，她告诉俄罗斯国家电视台的记者坐飞机对她来说很难受，“（他）普京完成沉浸在工作中”。

The divorce was "civilised" and the couple would "always remain close", she said.
她表示这次离婚是十分“友好的的结束，夫妻俩离婚后仍然会是亲密朋友。

"I am very grateful to Vladimir... that he still supports me. And the children, he really cares for them and the children feel this," she added.
她还补充道：“我十分感激普京，因为他仍然支持着我，还有孩子们，他很关心孩子们，这一点孩子们也感受得到。”

Mr Putin confirmed on TV that the two were no longer living together. "We are always going to be very close to each other. I am sure, forever," he said.
普京在之声确认他们两个已经不住在一起。他说：“我很确定我们彼此仍然会十分亲密，亲密一辈子。”

Vladimir Putin and Lyudmila Shkrebneva were married in 1983. They have two daughters, Maria and Yekaterina, both in their 20s.
普京和柳德米拉于1983年结婚，他们有两个女儿，玛利亚和叶卡特日娜，两人现在都是二十岁。

"Our children have grown up; they have their own lives," Mrs Putin added.
普京补充说：“我们的孩子们已经长大了，她们也有自己的生活。”