️ An unexpected twist in Anchorage: Mark Warren, longed for spare parts for his Russian ‘Ural’ bike but couldn’t get them due to sanctions, just received a brand-new motorcycle — from Vladimir Putin via Russian diplomats
— RT (@RT_com) August 18, 2025
Sanctions just spark a presidential gift! pic.twitter.com/YIJzTVCFsm
美國阿拉斯加居民Mark Warren騎著俄羅斯總統普京轉交贈送的全新烏拉爾(Ural)摩托車。(X)
俄羅斯總統普京與美國總統川普上週在阿拉斯加舉行峰會期間,傳出一段輕鬆插曲,普京送給一名當地居民沃倫(Mark Warren)一台全新的烏拉爾(Ural)摩托車。
綜合媒體報導,事件起因是,俄羅斯國營第一頻道的記者在峰會前於安克拉治(Anchorage)街頭“偶遇”沃倫,他擁有一輛蘇聯時代的烏拉爾摩托車。不過,沃倫說,由於製裁,他的摩托車維修費用越來越高,而且零件幾乎找不到。
據報導,普京隨後透過俄羅斯外交官贈送沃倫一輛全新烏拉爾摩托車。
俄羅斯駐美大使館人員在俄方代表團下榻的飯店外,將全新的摩托車鑰匙交給沃倫,並在鏡頭前表示這是“俄羅斯總統的私人禮物”。沃倫對新車讚不絕口,稱其“遠勝於舊車”,並表示感謝。
️ “Putin just bought me a new motorbike!”
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 18, 2025
Mark Warren was left speechless after receiving a Russian Ural sidecar during last week’s Alaska summit with Trump – all because he complained about sanctions making repairs impossible
Could this be the strangest souvenir from a… pic.twitter.com/siv8pTrwKM
滿頭白發的沃倫還被拍到騎上新車,一名俄羅斯使館人員坐在他身後,另一人坐在邊車上,3人一起兜風。
然而,這個摩托車已不在俄羅斯製造。據悉,烏拉爾公司總部設於美國華盛頓州,目前所有摩托車皆於哈薩克組裝。該公司在俄羅斯全麵入侵烏克蘭後已將所有生產線撤出俄羅斯。
Putin gifted a new "Ural" motorcycle to an American guy — he couldn't find spare parts for his old bike due to sanctions.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 18, 2025
Alaska resident Mark Warren rode a "Ural" motorcycle around Anchorage, but due to anti-Russian sanctions, he had trouble finding spare parts for it.… pic.twitter.com/DccVXY5X4b