Putin strikes NATO: Romania hit in 'major escalation' & interviews with ‘brainwashed’ Russian PoWs
5/29/202659 min
Day 1,554.
Today, as Romania kicks Russian diplomats out of the country following a drone strike last night that has injured civilians in the eastern city of Galati, we ask, why is it so easy for Romania to name the perpetrator of such attacks when others still seek to avoid apportioning blame. We then look at reports Russia is continuing to be hit hard on the southern corridor, including now by drone-landed mines, followed by the second part of Francis’s special dispatch from the La Biannale art festival in Venice, today looking at the decision to permit the reopening of the Russian Pavilion and his encounter with Pussy Riot. And we finish with an audio dispatch from me, after my visit to a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine.
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to the soldiers, artists, and curators at the ‘Still Joy’ exhibition in Venice, and to Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot.
Producer: Rachel Porter
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Tom Steed
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
Created by David Knowles
Additional thanks to Tom Steed and Natalia Makohon for dubbing.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Dom’s full documentary interviewing POWs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwjbWheClk
Francis’s first dispatch from Venice and La Biennale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay2UT-SeKDI
Learn more about ‘Resistance Imprisoned’:
https://www.ritschfisch.com/exhibition/resistance-imprisoned/
Learn more about the PinchukArtCentre’s exhibition ‘Still Joy’ (running until 1st August):
https://pinchukartcentre.org/en/exhibitions/still-joy-from-ukraine-into-the-world-biennale-arte-2026
Russian drone hits Romanian apartment block in ‘grave escalation’ (The Telegraph):
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Putin strikes NATO: Romania hit in 'major escalation'
- Dom Nicholls interviews ‘brainwashed’ Russian PoWs
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First 90 secondsFrancis Dearnley· Host0:00
[intro music] The Telegraph.
Dominic Nicholls· Host0:05
[upbeat music] I'm Dom Nicholls, and this is Ukraine: The Latest. Today, as Romania kicks Russian diplomats out of the country following a drone strike last night that has injured civilians, we ask why is it so easy for Romania to name the perpetrator of such attacks when others still seek to avoid apportioning blame? We then look at reports Russia is continuing to be hit hard on the southern corridor, including now by drone-landed mines. Followed by the second part of Francis' special dispatch from the La Biennale Art Festival in Venice. Today, looking at the decision to permit the reopening of the Russian Pavilion and his encounter with Pussy Riot. And we finish with a dispatch from me after my visit to a prison of war camp in Western Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Soundbite0:51
Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory.
Speaker 41:01
[bomb exploding] So Russia does not want peace.
Ursula von der Leyen· Soundbite1:03
First we defend, with our help for Ukraine, also our freedom and our European values.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:12
If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, twenty-four hours.
Dominic Nicholls· Host1:16
We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for 100 years. We cannot, as Europeans, let Russia win in Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Soundbite1:25
Nobody's gonna break us. We are strong. We are Ukrainians.