Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Biden a $12,000 pen in 2021, just months before he would invade Ukraine and dash relations with the U.S.
gifted President Biden a $12,000 pen and writing set when the pair met for the first time since Biden gained office, according to a new State Department disclosure.
The State Department release, first reported by Bloomberg News, describes the gift as a"Kholuy lacquer miniature workshop desk writing set and pen" and listed an estimated value of $12,000. Meanwhile, Biden's glasses had a value of a few hundred dollars. President Biden gifted Vladimir Putin a pair of Aviators sunglasses in 2021. Biden himself wears similar classes regularly.
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