Macron accused of 'hiding bag of cocaine'

France has blasted a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photograph with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend.

The trio met on Friday aboard a train travelling from Poland to Ukraine to visit President Volodymyr Zelensky and to pressure Russia into agreeing to a ceasefire.

But the European leaders have been at the centre of fake internet accusations after pro-Russia social media accounts claimed that Macron had hidden a bag of white powder while posing for a photo with his counterparts.

Footage shows the French leader smiling at a camera before he subtly grabs a white item off the table and discretely conceals it under his arm.

Pro-Russian keyboard warriors were quick to fuel wild conspiracy theories claiming that Macron had stashed away a bag of cocaine.