A bizarre conspiracy that European leaders snorted cocaine en route to critical Ukraine talks has been roundly ridiculed by the French president’s office, after it was promoted by Russian trolls as well as American conspiracists such as Alex Jones.

Emmanuel Macron 's office has pushed back against claims he had a bag of cocaine during a trip to Ukraine. Rumours spread on social media after the French president was filmed removing a crumpled, white item from a table as he met with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train on Saturday.

France has denied viral claims that Emmanuel Macron had a "cocaine bag" on a Kyiv-bound train, saying it was just a tissue.

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FRANCE has blasted a fake Russian claim that President Emmanuel Macron had a bag of cocaine when he was pictured on his way to Kyiv at the weekend. Macron, sitting on a train alongside Keir

The French presidency has dismissed as 'fake news' a viral conspiracy theory falsely claiming that President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders were seen taking drugs on a train.