Putin’s beloved Night Wolves biker gang enters EU on Red Army ‘Victory Road: To Berlin’ road trip

Source: TASS

Members of Putin’s favorite biker gang, the Night Wolves, have entered the EU on their “Victory Road: To Berlin! 2016” annual road trip to mark the Soviet (and with particular emphasis on the Russian contribution to) victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, which Russia celebrates on May 9.

The road trip had meant to follow the route the red army took fighting the retreating Nazis across Europe, traveling through Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and then arriving in Berlin on 9 May. Like last year, however, the gang was not allowed to pass through Poland, reports news agency TASS.

A group of 20 Night Wolves bikers are currently riding through Slovkia. The group plans to reach Brno sometime today.

When asked where exactly the Bikers crossed into the EU, the Night Wolves press secretary responded “It’s a secret.”

Seven Night Wolves bikers—4 Slovakians, 2 Germans and 1 Russian—were turned around at the Belarus–Poland border by Polish border guards.

“From April 29 to May 9, 2016 the annual ‘Victory Road: To Berlin! 2016’ road trip will take place, marking the 71st anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism,” reads a post on the Night Wolves official website.

Vladimir Putin has ridden with the biker gang in the past and is known to be close to the gang’s leader, Alexander Saldostanow, who goes by the nickname “Surgeon.”

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