In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin drives a Lada Aura car as he arrives to launch traffic on the new section of the M-11 motorway – known as the “Neva” highway – connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg, in the Tver region on July 16, 2024. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via AFP Photo)
