( CNN ) -- Vladimir Putin 's nearly 30-year marriage has ended , the Russian president and his wife told state-run television in a joint interview . `` This was our joint decision . Our marriage is over , '' Putin told Russia 24 , standing next to Lyudmila Putin , in an interview shown Thursday . `` We almost do n't see each other . We have different lives . '' Lyudmila Putin said the two share a love for their two adult children , but hinted life in the public eye took a toll . `` I do n't like to be in public , and it 's hard to take ( airplane ) flights , '' she said . `` We love our children a lot , we are proud of them and see them all the time . '' She said that she was grateful for her husband 's support and called the split a `` civilized divorce . '' According to state-run news agency Ria Novosti , a presidential spokesman said divorce papers have not been drawn yet . The announcement comes after longtime speculation about their relationship , RIA Novosti reported . Putin married Lyudmila Shkrebneva in July 1983 . Their children , Maria and Yekaterina , were born in 1985 and 1986 , respectively .
Russian president , ex-wife announce split on state-run TV . `` We almost do n't see each other , '' Lyudmila Putin tells Yekaterina two . Vladimir Putin says she does n't like to be in public . The pair have two adult children .