Romanian President discusses Russian drone

This week a Russian drone hit a block of flats in Romania, causing a fire and injuring two people according to Romanian officials. We get reaction on the programme from Romanian President Nicușor Dan.

Also in the programme: heatwaves in Europe; and a new film about British-Mexican artist Leonora Carrington.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Kathleen Stock, a UK-based writer, cultural commentator and contributing editor to the online news and opinion website, Unherd; and Chris Michael, US editor for the Guardian newspaper based here in London.

(Photo: Romanian President Nicusor Dan (C), assisted by Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu (L), attends a press conference following his visit to the site of a Russian drone crash into a residential building in Galati city, Romania, 29 May 2026. CREDIT: ROBERT GHEMENT/EPA/Shutterstock)