US EditionAlaskan Man Says Russian President Putin Gave Him Motorcycle, but Doesn't Know Why
- An Alaskan man from Bird Creek, formerly employed as a fire inspector in Anchorage, was presented with a Ural Gear Up motorcycle and sidecar by a delegation representing Vladimir Putin in August 2025.
- The gift came after a viral interview with Russian journalists on August 6 and was facilitated by the Russian Embassy in the United States, although Warren initially suspected it might be a scam.
- Warren took delivery of the motorcycle at an Anchorage hotel, where he signed documents dated August 12, noting that the bike was newly manufactured and transported by plane within about a day.
- The motorcycle, worth $22,000, raised concerns for Warren regarding parts availability and potential negative reactions to owning a Russian-made bike. He made it clear that if anyone expected favors or cooperation from him, they would be greatly disappointed.
- This unique gift highlights a rare cultural exchange shortly before the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage and places Warren in an unusual position amid political tensions.
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Russian Government Gifts Alaska Man $22,000 Motorcycle After Viral Interview
An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week's high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage. He rode off with a new motorcycle, courtesy of the Russian government.
The Russian government offered a motorcycle to a retiree from Anchorage, the city where the Trump-Putin summit took place on Friday, because he could not repair his own because of lack of spare parts.
A man from Alaska received the week an unexpected gift from Russia, a new Ural motorcycle, valued at 22,000 euros. Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivered to him as an "act of generosity" in the face of the difficulties he has had in fixing an old Ural resulting from the sanctions imposed on Russia by the war in Ukraine.This is Mark Warren, resident of Bird Creek, Alaska, who believes it all started when Russian state media journalists, c…
Russia gifts motorcycle to Alaska man after Trump-Putin meeting
Putin’s delegation gifted Mark Warren, a retired fire inspector for the Municipality of Anchorage, a Ural Gear Up motorcycle with a sidecar, one week after a television crew’s interview with Warren went viral in Russia.
Mark Warren, a retired from Anchorage (Alaska), the venue of last week's meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, received a Russian motorcycle from the Ural brand, directly from the Russian government.
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