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Paris,
Mar
03:
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.
“We
have
never
represented
dictators
like
Hitler
in
the
Grevin
Museum,
we
don’t
want
to
represent
Putin
today,”
the
director
of
the
museum
said.
He
added
that
Ukraine
President
Volodymyr
Zelenskyy
might
be
a
contender
for
the
spot
in
the
museum.
The
statue,
which
was
created
in
2000,
was
moved
to
a
warehouse
until
further
notice.
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”
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—
AFP
News
Agency
(@AFP)
March
3,
2022
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.
The
report
further
states
that
the
museum
is
planning
to
replace
the
statue
of
Putin
with
one
of
Ukraine
President
Volodymyr
Zelensky.
Story first published: Thursday, March 3, 2022, 14:04 [IST]