Greenpeace activists took a statue of French President Emmanuel Macron and placed it outside the Russian embassy in Paris on Monday to protest continued business ties between the two countries, as well as Macron’s climate policies.

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, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier