Vladimir Lipaev told Romania to take Moscow's recommendation to evacuate diplomats from Kyiv "with utmost seriousness" — after being called in to explain himself at the Foreign Ministry.
Russian ambassador Lipaev summoned to Romania's Foreign Ministry over Kyiv remarks.
Moscow urged states to pull diplomats from Ukraine's capital; Bucharest has not complied.
Lipaev responded to the summons with a public warning, not an explanation.
Russian singer Shaman digitally inserted the likenesses and voices of prominent Kremlin opponents into a propaganda music video — without their consent.
Shaman used AI to simulate voices and faces of Putin opponents in a patriotic clip.
The singer said critics "sing for Russia for free" in his video.
The tactic is seen as a new form of propaganda exploiting AI-generated identity fraud.
The EU's foreign policy chief proposed that any military restrictions placed on Ukraine must apply equally to Russia — Moscow's reaction was swift and contemptuous.
Kallas: military limits on Ukraine must apply equally to Russia.
Lavrov calls the proposal 'stupid' and rejects it without a counter-offer.
The dispute keeps any meaningful peace negotiation firmly off the table.