On August 3, 2025, the publication "Bild am Sonntag" released an article titled "The Phantom Girl Settling Scores with Putin."
It mentioned that a German journalist had contacted Luiza Rozova via Instagram, who is speculated to be Russian President Vladimir Putin's unofficial daughter, and later joined Rozova's Telegram channel.
The article notes that Rozova responded to criticisms about her alleged connection to Putin on this channel.
Bild's article included the following quotes from Rozova:
"Am I responsible for my family's actions, even if they don't listen to me?"
In another quote, Rozova is cited as saying: "I can't walk around my beloved St. Petersburg. I don't even have the courage to visit my favorite places."
However, a day later, on August 4, the article was removed from the website. Bild explained this as follows: "Various online channels raised doubts that the statements in the article might belong to a fake account." The publication emphasized that the account operating under Rozova's name was 'indistinguishable from reality.'
Despite this, before the article was taken down, more than ten German publications had already managed to spread news about Rozova.
In 2020, journalist Andrei Zakharov, who investigated Putin's secret family, suggested that Rozova's Instagram account might also be fake. However, he acknowledged that the photos featured in the article were likely real.
We should note that earlier in June, the publication Meduza wrote that Luiza Rozova lives in Paris and works at the L Galerie, a contemporary art gallery.
According to the publication's interviewees, she introduces herself as Elizaveta Rudnova at work. The surname Rudnov is known to belong to a close friend of the Russian president who passed away in 2015. The same gallery also displays anti-war art pieces.
