Greenpeace Steals Macron Wax Figure for Anti-Moscow Protest

Greenpeace Protest Against French-Russian Ties

• 🎭 A wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron was stolen from a Paris museum by Greenpeace activists.
• 📍 The figure was placed in front of the Russian embassy as a protest against France's ongoing economic ties with Moscow.

Activists' Motivations and Methods

• 💡 Greenpeace stated that France cannot simultaneously support Ukraine and continue importing significant amounts of Russian gas, chemical fertilizers, and uranium.
• 💰 These imports, amounting to billions of euros, are seen as financing the Russian war effort.
• 🕵️‍♀️ Two women and a man posed as tourists, changed into worker disguises, and exited the museum with the statue via an emergency exit.

Museum and Statue Details

• 🏛️ The wax figure was reportedly borrowed without permission from Paris's Musée Grévin.
• 💰 The stolen statue is valued at 40,000 euros.
• 📞 The museum was assured by the activists that the statue would be returned unharmed.

France's Import Statistics

• 📊 In 2024, France was the leading European importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia.
• ⚠️ This reality is highlighted as something the French public may not be fully aware of.