Wed 02 March 2022:
After being defaced, a wax statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin was dismantled by a Paris museum.
The wax statue was dismantled piece by piece by personnel at the Grevin Museum in Paris, according to photos.
“Today, is it no longer possible to present a character like him. For the first time in the museum’s history, we are withdrawing a statue because of historical events currently underway,” museum director Yves Delhommeau said during a radio interview with French channel France Bleu radio, as reported by Reuters
Delhommeau said the waxwork had suffered some damage over the weekend from visitors.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts the director of the Grévin Museum in Paris to remove the wax statue of Vladimir #Putin from the collection, which includes many other world leaders. pic.twitter.com/RED6Pii5GR
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“Given what has happened, we and our staff do not want to have to fix his hair and appearance every day,” Delhommeau told France Bleu radio.
“Maybe President Zelensky will take his place … he has become a hero for having resisted and for not fleeing his country. He could perfectly well take his place his among the great men of history and today,” he said to France Bleu radio, per Reuters.
The same wax figurine of Putin at the Grevin Museum was previously vandalised in June 2014, according to the AFP. At the time, photos showed the Putin statue toppled over with its head in pieces and a wooden stake driven through its abdomen.
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