During the recent summit in Anchorage between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump, Putin gifted a brand-new Russian 'Ural' motorcycle to Mark Warren, an Alaska resident. Warren had previously expressed difficulties in obtaining spare parts to repair his Soviet-era Ural motorcycle due to international sanctions. The gift was confirmed as a personal gesture by Andrey Ledenyov, counselor-envoy of the Russian Embassy. The incident was widely covered by Russian media and noted as an unusual diplomatic moment blending personal and political elements during the summit.
🚨 SEE IT: Vladimir Putin has gifted a man in Alaska a motorcycle after traveling to see President Trump. https://t.co/T3v9CxTCaT Russian media saw his current bike, which was from the Soviet Union era, but the man - Mark Warren - was having a hard time maintaining it, because
NEW: Russian President Putin gifts an Alaskan man a new motorcycle after his recent summit in Anchorage. Mark Warren went viral in Russia shortly before the summit when Russian reporters stumbled upon him on the streets of Anchorage. Warren was flagged down by a Russian TV crew https://t.co/kUrlNzoOaI
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