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Greenpeace Steals Wax Figure of Macron From Paris Museum for Anti-Russia Protest
- On Monday morning, a group identifying as Greenpeace activists took the wax statue of President Emmanuel Macron from the Musée Grévin in Paris.
- The activists targeted the statue to protest France's gas and fertilizer imports from Russia, a motive confirmed on June 2, 2025.
- Two women and a man gained access to the museum disguised as visitors, concealed the statue beneath a blanket, and exited through an emergency door to escape with it.
- The wax figure, worth 40,000 euros, was later displayed outside the Russian Embassy with a flag and warning signs during a brief protest.
- The protest concluded within minutes without police intervention, highlighting activists' intent to draw attention to France’s trade with Russia.
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Greenpeace activists charged with theft of Macron waxwork
Two Greenpeace activists who removed French President Emmanuel Macron's waxwork from a Paris museum to stage anti-Russia protests were on Thursday charged with aggravated theft, their lawyer said.
Greenpeace kidnapped the wax figure to protest Macron's Russia policy.
Detained Greenpeace activists to face judge over Macron waxwork
PARIS: Two Greenpeace activists who stole French President Emmanuel Macron’s waxwork from a Paris museum to stage anti-Russia protests have been detained and were set to appear before an investigating judge on Thursday, their lawyer and prosecutors said. On Monday, several activists stole a 40,000-euro statue of Macron from the Grevin Museum and placed it in front of the
Mon Dieu! Suddenly the wax figure of the French president was missing in the Paris Musée Grévin. Greenpeace activists had smuggled them out for a protest action, but they carefully handled the statue.
The wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron, stolen Monday by Greenpeace activists and returned Tuesday to the authorities, made his return Wednesday at the Grévin Museum in Paris, learned the AFP from the institution.
The President's statue was laid in front of the headquarters of EDF with a sign on which is marked "Radiated Allies Putin-Macron".
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