French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe on Monday to "wake up" and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power in the US, reports Le Monde.

"What will we do in Europe tomorrow if our American ally withdraws its warships from the Mediterranean? If they send their fighter jets from the Atlantic to the Pacific?" Macron asked.

Macron warned that the war on Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after."

"Let us not delude ourselves," Macron said in his New Year's address to the French armed forces.

Macron has repeatedly called on Europe to assume more responsibility for its own defense, and he reiterated that call on Monday.

"There can be no peace and security in Europe without Europeans," Macron said.