French President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union wasn’t feared enough in the trade talks with the US, which led to a deal many have criticized as unbalanced.

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised a framework deal struck between the European Union and the United States on Sunday, saying it showed the bloc had not managed to be "feared" by U.

E uropean Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said the deal she struck with Donald Trump will lessen the reliance on Russia's energy exports but there is doubt over whether the agreement can curb funding for Vladimir Putin 's war machine.