Several activists of Greenpeace They stole the wax statue of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, of the popular wax Paris Grévin Museum to put it before the Embassy of Russia as a protest.
The smiling statue of the president was next to a banner with the motto “Ukraine burns, the business continues” to protest against gas exports and fertilizers from Russia, found an AFP journalist.
“Macron plays this double speech: supports Ukraine but encourages French companies to continue merchanting with Russia “, declared Jean-Francois Julliard, director of Greenpeace France.
Hours before, two women and a man entered the Parisian museum posing as tourists and, after changing clothes to look like employees, they stole the statue, a police source said.
The activists managed to get the statue, estimated at about 40,000 euros ($ 45,670), for an emergency exit, after hiding it under a blanket, added this source.
The Grévin Museum is a wax museum located in Paris, famous for his figures of famous characters in history, politics, culture and entertainment. Emmanuel Macron’s wax statue is one of the many that are exhibited,
Greenpeace It is an international environmental organization founded in 1971 in Canada, known for its direct actions that are often dramatic to attract attention to environmental problems.
Your campaigns cover from the protection of oceans and jungles until the fight against climate change and nuclear energy. In this case, activism focuses on protest against energy -related energy policies.
From the Russian invasion to Ukraine in 2022, there has been international scrutiny about commercial relations with Russia, especially in the energy sector, which is An important source of income for Moscow.