It's official. Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina have finalized their divorce.

News of the confirmed divorce was announced on Wednesday via Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Peskov announced,  "The divorce has taken place," and gave no further details.

The Putin divorce follows the announcement of their separation and file for divorce last June. The couple made the split announcement in a live broadcast on Russian state television.

During the live broadcast, Putin announced, "It was a joint decision: we hardly see each other, each of us has our own life."

His then wife agreed that traveling became difficult for her and Putin became completely consumed in his work. She added that the divorce was civilized and they would "always remain close."

A year later, the divorce is now official.

Putin and Putina were married for thirty years and have two daughters together who are both in their twenties. Soon after the official divorce announcement, Lyudmila's name was immediately removed from the official biography of Putin's presidential website.

The removal of Putina's name may be the result of the longstanding rumor that there had been tension between the two and they had already separated for a long time before their file for divorce.

There were even rumors that the Russian president may have been having an affair with former Olympic gymnast, Alina Kabayeva.

Kabayeva was among the final six torchbearers at the opening of Mr Putin's showpiece Sochi Winter Olympics in February. Her appearance at the showpiece fueled speculation that Putin and Kabayeva were an item.

Despite the rumors, Putin insisted that there was "not a single word of truth" in the speculations and he told journalists to keep their "snotty noses" out of his private affairs.

In Forbes' 2013 'Most Powerful People," Putin topped the list. Now that he is newly single, Putin can now be referred to as the most powerful bachelor in the world.