VLADIMIR Putin has revealed the moment he had a dice with death while riding a motorbike.

The ageing Russian tyrant shared an anecdote of how he almost died as he tried to fire up the engine.

Speaking to defence minister Andrei Belousov, he said the incident was a time when he "dodged" death.

But Putin did not reveal when or where the moment happened in his story.

The 72-year-old despot said: "I once got on a motorcycle, revved it.

"And it went into a spin and flipped over.

"I just dodged it at the last second. It fell right next to me.”

Putin has long sought to cultivate an image as a macho tough guy as part of his domestic persona.

He has frequently been pictured shirtless doing outdoors activities and sports to reinforce his personality cult .

The tyrant shared the mo

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