"Self-driven": Putin's teacher talked about the trip with the president at the wheel

      The teacher of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, Vera Gurevich, said that the head of state himself was behind the wheel of the Aurus SUV and politely helped her get into the car during their trip, reports RIA Novosti. Answering a question from the author of the IS "Vesti," Pavel Zarubin, about whether Putin was driving, Gurevich said that the president himself helped her into the car, despite her attempts to refuse. She noted that the driver moved to the side, and the head of state himself was driving "such a precious cargo." On May 11, Putin got behind the wheel of the SUV to pick up his teacher, whom he invited to dinner.

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