Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure from Paris museum for anti-Russia protest

Greenpeace activists install a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron borrowed from the Grevin Museum without permission, to denounce what they call France's continued commercials ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine, in front of the Russian Embassy in Paris, France, 2 June, 2025. REUTERS - Benoit Tessier

Greenpeace activists on Monday afternoon stole a wax figure of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grévin wax museum in Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a pro-Ukraine protest.

According to a police source, two women and a man entered the Grévin Museum posing as tourists and, once inside, changed their clothes to pass for workers.