Putin drives new Lada car to inaugurate latest part of Moscow - St. Petersburg toll road

Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a new, Russian-made Lada Aura car to attend the inauguration ceremony for the latest part of the Moscow-St. Petersburg toll road, bypassing the city of Tver. Putin, who pronounced himself satisfied with the car, said that the state-owned Avtodor company in charge of road construction and management is actively involved in rebuilding transport infrastructure of Russia-controlled areas in Ukraine, including Donbass, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. He also added that Russia is building a road route connecting Europe and China via Kazakhstan.