You are right about Putin:
Vladimir Putin and the rise of the ‘short kings’
By H. Clemence
October, 2024
“He (Putin) is “famously self-conscious about his height”, said The Express, which reported that the Russian premier was left “red-faced” in 2015 when aides forgot to tell a group of women invited to the Kremlin not to wear high heels, leaving several of the guests “towering over” him.
He (Putin) is OFFICIALLY 5ft 7in tall, but the paper estimated HE COULD BE IN FACT AS SHORT AS 5ft 2in. Like his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un, Putin has been photographed wearing heeled shoes to boost his elevation.”