Greenpeace activists have stolen a waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grévin Museum in Paris.
Footage shared by Greenpeace France shows environmental activists with the group covering the waxwork with a blanket inside the museum.
In the footage, the waxwork is shown being placed in front of the Russian embassy in Paris, where activists protested against France’s economic ties with Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.
Per the BBC, no arrests have been made and the waxwork has not yet been recovered. The figure is worth a reported €40,000 ($45,668/£33,763).
Via the Telegraph, Jean-Francois Julliard, director general of Greenpeace France, said: “For us, France is playing a double game.
“Emmanuel Macron embodies this double discourse – he supports Ukraine but encourages French companies to continue trading with Russia.
“We are targeting Emmanuel Macron specifically because he has a particular responsibility in this situation.”
France continues to import Russian fossil fuels, says Greenpeace
Julliard said Macron should be the first among European leaders to end trade contracts with Russian companies.
Since the war in Ukraine started, France has offered military aid to Kyiv and has imposed various sanctions on Russia.
However, Greenpeace claims that France remains a major importer of Russian fossil fuels, fertilisers and nuclear materials.
Environmental activists have been staging demonstrations at museums across the world in recent years.
Last October, for example, protesters with Just Stop Oil dressed a statue of a Greek goddess at the British Museum in an orange high-vis jacket.
Just Stop Oil supporter Eddie Whittingham discussed how radical action works to change public opinion and government policy at 2023’s greenloop – the sustainability in visitor attractions conference.
The climate action group announced the end of its civil resistance campaign in March of this year.
greenloop 2025 returned last month, marking blooloop’s fifth year of driving meaningful change.
Images courtesy of Greenpeace France
