Add InterestIn an extraordinary public outburst, President Vladimir Putin's former bodyguard and chief of the National Guard on Tuesday challenged opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a duel. Navalny, Russia's most popular opposition leader, is currently in jail serving a 30-day sentence for organizing an unsanctioned public protest. Navalny rose to prominence thanks to his investigations uncovering official graft and has spearheaded mass anti-government protests across Russia, rattling the Kremlin. The 64-year old Zolotov, who rarely makes public appearances, took to YouTube to vent his frustration with the opposition leader. "Zolotov's public threats against Navalny should be taken without any irony," said Ilya Yashin, an opposition activist and close friend of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Source: ABC News September 11, 2018 12:00 UTC