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BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Emmanuel Macron waxwork stolen from French museum by activists
A waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron has been stolen from a museum in Paris by environmental activists who disguised themselves as employees. Greenpeace activists entered the Grevin Museum posing as tourists before changing their clothes, covering the statue with a blanket and taking it out through an emergency exit, a police source told French news agency waxwork later reappeared outside the Russian embassy, where activists denounced Macron's attitude towards French companies that continue to do business with Russia since its full-scale invasion of has been one of Kyiv's most vocal supporters and has been a leading figure in European efforts to secure a ceasefire. Footage showed activists placing the waxwork in front of the embassy alongside signs and arrests have been made and the waxwork, worth a reported €40,000 (£33,765; $45,674), has not yet been Julliard, head of Greenpeace France, told AFP that Paris was "playing a double game" in supporting Ukraine while allowing French companies to continue with gas and fertiliser imports from said Macron "embodies this double discourse" and "should be the first" among European leaders to end trade contracts with Russian by the BBC in May showed Russia has continued to make billions from fossil fuel exports to the West, including to the had made more than €883bn (£740bn; $973bn) in revenue from fossil fuel exports since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including €228bn from countries that have sanctioned it, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The lion's share, €209bn (£176bn; $238bn), came from EU member states - of that figure, €17.9bn (£15.1bn; $20.4bn) came from estimates say gas exports to Europe rose by up to 20% in 2024, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reaching record levels. Currently, half of Russia's LNG exports go the EU, CREA well as offering military aid to Kyiv, France has also imposed a number of sanctions on Russia and Russian individuals since the war in Ukraine began. Macron has also warned of further sanctions on Moscow if it does not co-operate in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Lithuania does not expect significant results from Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys believes that the second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine will be unlikely to result in significant achievements. Source: European Pravda; LRT, a Lithuanian public broadcaster "It depends on the intentions and mood of the Russian delegation [at the talks - ed.]. If they are the same as last time, we know how it all ended. There was no real desire to negotiate and therefore no significant results related to the ceasefire. This will likely also be the case this time," the Lithuanian foreign minister said on Friday during a visit to Madrid. Budrys said striving for a ceasefire to be implemented "unconditionally and immediately" is necessary. "Only alongside the ceasefire can normal, full-fledged negotiations on ending the aggression take place. Both the United States and Europe must participate in such negotiations. There must be some results. (...) What we see now is just an imitation. Will Monday show that it is not an imitation? Most likely not, and that is why Ukrainians need even more support," Budrys said. Background: Russia declared that it wants another round of Istanbul talks with Ukraine on Monday 2 June, where its delegation will present a "memorandum" outlining Russia's proposals regarding a ceasefire and an end to the war. Meanwhile, officials in Kyiv stated that to reach any outcomes during the talks, they must first read over the Russian "memorandum". Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
