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Alaskan Retiree Receives $22,000 Motorcycle Gift from Russia
19 Aug
Summary
- Alaskan man gifted a Ural Gear Up motorcycle worth $22,000 by Russian government
- Motorcycle gifted after his interview about owning a Ural bike went viral in Russia
- Motorcycle delivered to him just days after Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage
In a surprising turn of events, an Alaskan man named Mark Warren has become the unexpected beneficiary of a generous gift from the Russian government. Just one week after a television crew's interview with Warren about his Ural motorcycle went viral in Russia, he received a call informing him that he would be gifted a brand-new Ural Gear Up motorcycle, valued at $22,000.
The gift was arranged through the Russian Embassy in the United States, and the motorcycle was delivered to Warren at an Anchorage hotel, just days after the high-stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the city. Warren, a retired fire inspector, initially thought the offer might be a scam, but the Russian representatives were true to their word, handing over the olive-green motorcycle to him.
While Warren is grateful for the unexpected gift, he expressed some reservations about potentially being implicated in any "nefarious Russian scheme." Nevertheless, he took the motorcycle for a test drive, accompanied by Russian journalists who wanted to document the handover. The timing of the gift, just after the Trump-Putin summit, has added an intriguing layer to this unusual story.
