Overview

• Russian Embassy counselor Andrei Ledenev handed Mark Warren the keys, calling the motorcycle a personal gift from the President of the Russian Federation.
• The handoff took place in the parking lot of the Anchorage hotel where the Russian delegation stayed, and state TV filmed Warren taking a brief ride.
• The gift followed a Russia-1 street interview that went viral in Russia after Warren described difficulty sourcing parts for his older Ural.
• Paperwork showed an Aug. 12 manufacture date for the olive‑green sidecar model valued at about $22,000, with delivery arranged through the embassy.
• Ural says its bikes are assembled in Kazakhstan after moving production in 2022, and Warren says he accepted the gift without offering anything in return.