A few days later, Mark got a call. The Russian journalist told that his story has gone viral in Russia and Putin himself has seen it. Russian officials promised to give Mark a new Ural motorbike worth $22,000. At first, Mark thought it was a fraud, but within 24 hours of the Trump-Putin meeting, Russian embassy officials contacted him and confirmed the handover of the new bike.
This gift handover ceremony was shown on Russian government TV. Mark said that he liked his old bike very much, but the new bike is much better than that. Expressing happiness, he said, "I am surprised, this is amazing. Thank you very much."
Controversy over Putin's gift
However, Mark also had to face some criticism for this gift. Many people said that he should not have accepted Putin's gift, as it could be a part of Russian propaganda. But Mark completely rejected these things. He said, "He is not getting anything from me."
Mark further said, "I took the gift. Even if I had not taken it, probably the same number of people would have been angry. It does not matter to me."
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