Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Wax statue of Vladimir Putin removed from Paris museum
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: A wax statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been removed from the Grevin museum in Paris. The director of the museum issued the orders to remove it on Thursday, March 3, one week after Russia began attacking Ukraine.
On Thursday, March 3, a wax statue of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, was removed from the museum in Paris. This comes a week after Russia began invading Ukraine on February 24.
The director of the Grevin Museum in Paris said, "We have never represented dictators like Hitler in the Grevin Museum, we don't want to represent Putin today," as quoted by news agency AFP.
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VIDEO: Wax statue of Vladimir Putin removed from Paris museum.Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompts director of the Grevin Museum in Paris to remove the statue."We have never represented dictators like Hitler in the Grevin Museum, we don't want to represent Putin today" pic.twitter.com/vaN3kOPPzP
According to a report by Reuters, tourists and others who visited the museum over the weekend attacked the statue. "Given what has happened, we and our staff do not want to have to fix his hair and appearance every day," said the museum’s director, Delhommeau.