Putin's new photo has sparked a wave of talk about his look-alikes

The Kremlin has published a fresh photo of Vladimir Putin posing with students of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The picture shows Putin standing in shoes with a rather high heel, which visually increase his height.

Pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing high-heeled shoes were taken on January 25 in Moscow on Student Day. According to Kyiv Post journalist Jason Jason Smart, the picture suggests that the Kremlin head has a double.

The journalist noted that according to the official version, Putin is 170 cm tall.

The images show Putin wearing high-heeled shoes that visually increase his height. He wears high-heeled shoes whenever he appears with a group that 'must be' shorter than him," Smart wrote.

He noted that the photo supports the theory that there is a Putin look-alike.

According to the journalist, the photo with the students is not the real Putin, as "there is no other way to explain why his height, ears and weight are different".

Earlier, GUR head Kirill Budanov said that if you compare several of Putin's speeches, you can see that the Russian president's ears are different in these videos. Budanov said that Putin's behaviour, features and height also change.