[Вечная дружба; eternal friendship:] A fan of aviator sunglasses, Joe Biden gifts Vladimir Putin a pair of his own

Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, Published  2:46 p.m. ET Jun. 16, 2021| Updated 1:25 p.m. ET Jun. 17, 2021

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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's longtime affection for gold-rimmed aviator Ray-Bans was on display this week when he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a custom pair of aviators, according to a White House official.

That's not the only gift Biden offered his Russian counterpart. Putin also received a crystal sculpture of an American bison.

The sculpture was made by Steuben Glass of New York, and Randolph USA made the aviators.

The bison is the national mammal of the U.S.

"In Russia, over the past 20 years, European bison were reintroduced by rewilding numerous sites after their extinction in 1927," according to the official.

Biden has been a frequent fan of aviators, often spotted wearing Ray-Bans at White House functions.

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