Russia / Putin accompanied by 6 bodyguards while going to bathroom

Vladimir Putin was spotted going to the toilet with six bodyguards while at a Ukraine summit in Paris.

The Russian leader, 67, was filmed leaving the bathroom after five bodyguards made sure his surroundings were safe. 

Another bodyguard walked behind him as he left the toilet in Paris's Elysee Palace. 

An ex-chief of a German intelligence service told BILD that Putin's actions were 'outrageous'.  

Putin then appointed one of his large armed guards as a delegation member so that he would be allowed to sit in the negotiations room. 

The German intelligence chief added that is was an 'open provocation and threat'.

The four-way summit was attended by Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelensky.

It was seen as a critical opportunity to take steps to end five years of conflict in the east of Ukraine. 

Ukraine and Russia agreed to the release and exchange of all 'conflict-related detainees' by the end of the year.

They also promised to disengage military forces in three regions of Ukraine by the end of March next year. 

Additional talks will be held in four months to take stock of the ceasefire's progress.