Putin doesn't even trust his own bodyguards and gives them fake travel plans, says former guard who defected

• Vitaly Brizhaty, a former member of Putin's protection service, says the Russian leader "fears for his life."
• Putin makes multiple fake travel plans to keep even his own officers in the dark, he said. 
• Brizhaty, who fled to Ecuador, said Putin is a war criminal and condemned the invasion of Ukraine. 

A former member of President Vladimir Putin's protection service says the Russian leader is so paranoid he doesn't even trust his own guards.