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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Hughes

No 10 hits out at ‘desperate’ Russia after claims about drugs on leaders’ train

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets with French President Emanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (PA) - (PA Wire)

Downing Street has hit out at “fake news” after Russia fuelled claims that cocaine was on the table as Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz chatted on a train to Kyiv.

The French president could be seen removing a tissue from the table as the three leaders chatted, but viral videos claimed it was a suspicious bag of white powder.

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