The 'truth' has been revealed after French President Emmanuel Macron went viral and faced outlandish accusations from social media users during his trip to Ukraine last week.
President Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were photographed and recorded holding a meeting in a train carriage while en route to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The reason for the journey was to show support to Ukraine and to demand that Russia agree to a 30-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict, per the Metro.
However, according to a small army of social media users, the leaders weren’t there to negotiate peace — they were allegedly having a bit of a party with some cocaine.
Online trolls claimed to spot Macron “hiding a bag of cocaine” while seated next to his counterparts, and that Merz was holding a "straw" used to snort the drug.
The speculation got so out of hand that the French government had to intervene.
In an official statement (and accompanying photo), French officials revealed that the so-called suspicious item was, in fact, just a tissue — “for blowing your nose.”
The “straw” in question turned out to be one of those tiny cocktail sticks used to hold buffet sandwiches together or pop an olive in a martini.
Their response was sharp and unapologetic: “When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs.
“This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation.”
To drive the point home, they shared another image of the trio in the carriage with the caption: “This is European Unity.”
The viral rumor was picked up and pushed by far-right voices online, including Trump supporter Dinesh D’Souza, who helped propel the bizarre theory into international discourse.
But beyond the conspiracy chaos, the leaders’ visit had a serious agenda: turning up the heat on Vladimir Putin.
They met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to show a united front and demand that Russia agree to a ceasefire.
If Putin refused, they warned, the West would escalate pressure even further.
As expected, the Kremlin didn’t take the threat lightly.
Putin’s close ally Dmitry Medvedev responded with trademark bluntness, telling the European leaders to “shove these peace plans.”
But by early Sunday morning, there was a noticeable change in tone.
Putin unexpectedly announced his willingness to restart peace talks, saying: “We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine.”
Zelensky cautiously welcomed the offer and agreed to participate in new discussions in Istanbul — but with a clear condition.
He insisted that Putin first accept an unconditional ceasefire starting tomorrow, ahead of the proposed meeting in Turkey on Thursday.