The smiling statue of the president was next to a banner against Macron. To protest against gas exports and fertilizers from Russia.
Militants of the environmental organization Greenpeace starred on Monday an unusual protest in Parisby stealing the wax statue of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, of the renowned Grévin Museum. The figure was withdrawn without authorization and transferred in front of the Russian embassy as part of a symbolic manifestation.
The action aimed to denounce what Greenpeace considers a contradiction in the position of the French president regarding the war in Ukraine. As the activists explained, while Macron publicly expresses their support for kyiv, it allows French companies to continue merchanting with Russia, especially in key sectors such as gas and fertilizers.
Once installed in front of the Russian diplomatic headquarters, the president’s statue was placed next to a large banner with the message: “Ukraine burns, the business continues.” With this, the organization sought to attract attention to the environmental and ethical impact of maintaining commercial relations with a country in war conflict.
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“Macron plays this double speech: he supports Ukraine but encourages French companies to continue merchanting with Russia,” said Jean-François Jullyard, general director of Greenpeace France. The protest generated impact on local media and opened a new chapter in tensions between the French government and environmental organizations.
How was the theft of the statue
Hours before the controversial robbery, two women and a man managed to infiltrate the Grévin Museum in Paris posing through tourists. After changing clothes to look like a museum employees, activists They proceeded to subtract the Emmanuel Macron wax statueaccording to a police source.
The protesters, with The estimated statue at about 40,000 euros (approximately $ 45,670)They managed to escape without being detected. The figure was taken by an emergency exit, hidden under a blanket, allowing activists to evade the security of the place.
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