17:07⇢Heads Meet in Istanbul
⌨Russian media extensively reports on the now-active Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul. Heads of delegations, including Medinsky and Umerov, are holding a tete-a-tete meeting at Ciragan Palace (Kommersant, Komsomolskaya Pravda, NTV.ru, RBC.ru, RIA Novosti, TASS, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, The Moscow Times (English)). Separately, two outlets highlight the arrest of Baza Telegram channel's editor-in-chief on bribery charges (Interfax.ru, Vesti). Other reports touch on European military aid for Ukraine.