INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia's government has continued to buy foreign-made cars despite calls by President Vladimir Putin last month for officials to start using
state-affiliated companies purchased 151 foreign-made cars worth 566 million rubles ($5.9 million) in August, according to state procurement
which also included customs, security and emergency agencies at the regional level.On Aug
3, Putin demanded that officials stop purchasing foreign-made cars and called on them to use domestic-made vehicles for their transportation
