After Russia claimed that Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron took 'cocaine', the truth about what the mystery item was has been revealed.

The French president was traveling by train with the leaders of Germany and the U.K. to Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025.

The allegations that the leaders of France, Germany and the UK took drugs while on a train on their way to Kyiv are part of a wider Russian disinformation campaign. View on euronews

Authorities in France and Germany have responded to viral images pushing what has been described a conspiracy theory that Emmanuel Macron was seen with cocaine.Macron went to Kyiv by train with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky about support for Kyiv against Russian aggression.

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.