French President Emmanuel Macron has called the return of his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to the White House an "electroshock" that should compel Europe to take care of its own future and future of Ukraine.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to respond to "the electroshock" triggered by the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House with a new approach to defense and the economy.

Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump has provided an “electroshock” to Europe with his interventions on Ukraine and tariffs. The French president said his US counterpart’s return to the White House could spark the EU to invest in its own defence, economy and technology.

French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with the Financial Times has described Donald Trump’s return to power as an “electroshock” for the EU and a moment “to accelerate and execute”, warning that otherwise the project is at risk of failure: “It has no choice.