Vladimir Putin's bodyguard tells of confronting bear at house

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard, who recently has been appointed regional governor, said he once confronted a bear outside Putin’s residence.

Alexei Dyumin, 43, told the daily Kommersant that he was on duty while Putin was asleep at a presidential residence when he saw a bear standing at its glass doors.

“We looked each other in the eyes, he stepped back a bit.