In a move that nobody saw coming, Romania's top court has ruled the first round of its presidential election, which saw a Pro-Putin rank outsider become favourite for the presidency, void over Russian interference. For the background listen to yesterday's episode, as Tom Kington returns to analyse the decision that might scupper the chances of Calin Georgescu becoming a Putin-lapdog president of a NATO nation.

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Putin's meddling plan blocked: Election annulled over Russian interference