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.

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Emmanuel Macron has described Donald Trump’s return as an “electroshock” that should force Europe to secure its own future as well as Ukraine’s.

Europe needs to “build muscle” in defense and the economy. “We need asymmetric shocks, we need external shocks. For Europeans, this is an exogenous shock,” he said, adding that Trump's return to the office should “push” the EU to invest in its own defense,