The Federal Protection Service of Russia (it handles matters of presidential security) said Putin was driving a KAMAZ truck on the bridge before the road was officially opened.
“Officially, the traffic was launched at 5.30 on May 16. While on May 15, the president took part in a festive event – the ceremony of the Crimea Bridge’s opening. The bridge at that moment was not a road per se, but a construction site. Traffic on such a site is not regulated by traffic rules,” explained an official from FPS told Gazeta.ru.
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Previously, deputy Oleg Khomutinnikov sent an official request to the General Prosecutor of Russia asking to check if Putin violated any laws, local media reported.
Earlier, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told media that Putin has obtained a C category driving license 20 years ago that allows him to drive a truck.
On May 15, President Vladimir Putin opened the 19 km-long Crimea Bridge, which took two years to build.