US EditionGreenpeace 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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By Jack Guy, CNN Greenpeace activists took a statue of French President Emmanuel Macron and placed it outside the Russian Embassy in Paris on Monday to protest continued trade ties between the two countries, as well as Macron’s climate policies. The activists said they “borrowed” the Macron statue from the Musée Grévin in central Paris, which houses wax figures of more than 200 public figures, at 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. Miami time) on M…
By Jack Guy, CNN Greenpeace activists took a statue of French President Emmanuel Macron and placed it outside the Russian Embassy in Paris on Monday to protest continued trade ties between the two countries, as well as Macron’s climate policies. The activists said they “borrowed” the Macron statue from the Musée Grévin in central Paris, which houses wax figures of more than 200 public figures, at 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. Miami time) on M…
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