# A1 French News | Putin Faces Russia's Growing Fuel Shortages

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Podcast: [Learn French A1 with News | Slow Easy French for Beginners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303)
Published: 2026-06-30T06:54:24+00:00
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Duration seconds: 418

## Resource

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes. Also: DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola.Today’s French focus: highlighted recap verb = from today’s language recap. Vocabulary: est nécessaire. Dans l (from today’s language recap), ai besoin d (from today’s language recap), highlighted recap word (from today’s language recap).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-06-30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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