{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6a4f2a2c0be8a67717e7823b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | Will Ukraine Make Its Own Patriot Missiles?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/aa184603-a0de-42ca-bfbd-8f4e6f771687.jpg?height=200","description":"Build stronger French listening with real-world B1 news.\n\nIn this episode: Ukraine could get a licence to produce Patriot missiles, a move that may strengthen its air defence but raises questions about speed, cost, and US stockpiles. Also: At the Nato summit in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave Keir Starmer a personalised revolver, which stayed in Turkey because it cannot legally enter the UK loaded.\n\nToday’s French focus: produire = to produce; to make. Vocabulary: licence (official authorisation), intercepter (to intercept; to stop before it arrives), défense (defence; protection against an attack).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-07-09","author_name":"LinguaWire"}