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State Wheels: Vladimir Putin and the Cars He Rode

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What do an all-terrain vehicle, an electric car, an armored limousine and a Formula 1 race car have in common? They were all used by Vladimir Putin.

The following gallery features a few examples of various vehicles that Putin used for transportation during his tenures as president and prime minister of Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ride in a presidential Aurus Senat car at the Sochi Autodrom.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rides in an electric car while visiting the Mria hotel complex in Yalta. November 23, 2018.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during his vacation in Tuva. August 26, 2018.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rides an ATV during his visit to the Franz Josef Land archipelago. March 29, 2017.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen at the Hannover Messe trade show. April 8, 2013.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Krasnaya Polyana skiing resort in Sochi. January 3, 2013.
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Vladimir Putin tries out a Formula 1 race car.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a Mercedes while personally inspecting the Saint Petersburg Ring Road. August 12, 2011.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects a new Lada-Garant car model based on Lada-Kalina design.
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Vladimir Putin arrives at Polyana.1389 hotel complex on his Lada Vesta car to take part in the 12th session of the Valdai Discussion Club.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during an informal meeting with Russia's Security Council members. December 31, 2009.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects new and experimental cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ. March 30, 2009.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stops at a gas station while driving to Nizhne-Bureyskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant construction site. August 27, 2010.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects a new Lada-Garant car model based on Lada-Kalina design. May 11, 2011.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his vacation in Tuva. August 3, 2009.
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