Traders assign a 99.5% probability to no direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by August 31, 2026, reflecting the persistent pattern of indirect or trilateral diplomacy rather than bilateral summits. Putin has repeatedly conditioned any face-to-face encounter on prior expert-level agreements addressing core issues such as territorial control, security guarantees, and ceasefires, a stance reaffirmed after Zelenskyy’s June 2026 open letter proposing talks. Recent U.S.-brokered trilateral discussions in Geneva and Abu Dhabi produced limited progress, including prisoner exchanges, but stalled amid battlefield realities and external distractions, with no scheduled bilateral summit in the remaining two-week window. A meeting could still occur only through an abrupt last-minute diplomatic reversal, such as a major U.S.-mediated breakthrough or sudden escalation forcing emergency leader engagement.
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Will Putin meet with Zelenskyy by August 31, 2026?
<1% chance
$73,832 Vol.
$73,832 Vol.
Aug 31, 2026
<1% chance
$73,832 Vol.
$73,832 Vol.
Aug 31, 2026
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Vladimir Putin meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy between this market's creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.Traders assign a 99.5% probability to no direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by August 31, 2026, reflecting the persistent pattern of indirect or trilateral diplomacy rather than bilateral summits. Putin has repeatedly conditioned any face-to-face encounter on prior expert-level agreements addressing core issues such as territorial control, security guarantees, and ceasefires, a stance reaffirmed after Zelenskyy’s June 2026 open letter proposing talks. Recent U.S.-brokered trilateral discussions in Geneva and Abu Dhabi produced limited progress, including prisoner exchanges, but stalled amid battlefield realities and external distractions, with no scheduled bilateral summit in the remaining two-week window. A meeting could still occur only through an abrupt last-minute diplomatic reversal, such as a major U.S.-mediated breakthrough or sudden escalation forcing emergency leader engagement.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Vladimir Putin meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy between this market's creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Jun 18, 2026, 9:13 PM ET
Volume
$73,832End Date
Aug 31, 2026Market Opened
Jun 18, 2026, 9:13 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if Vladimir Putin meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy between this market's creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.Traders assign a 99.5% probability to no direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by August 31, 2026, reflecting the persistent pattern of indirect or trilateral diplomacy rather than bilateral summits. Putin has repeatedly conditioned any face-to-face encounter on prior expert-level agreements addressing core issues such as territorial control, security guarantees, and ceasefires, a stance reaffirmed after Zelenskyy’s June 2026 open letter proposing talks. Recent U.S.-brokered trilateral discussions in Geneva and Abu Dhabi produced limited progress, including prisoner exchanges, but stalled amid battlefield realities and external distractions, with no scheduled bilateral summit in the remaining two-week window. A meeting could still occur only through an abrupt last-minute diplomatic reversal, such as a major U.S.-mediated breakthrough or sudden escalation forcing emergency leader engagement.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Vladimir Putin meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy between this market's creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
An exchange of words, handshake, direct conversation, or other clear personal interaction between the named individuals will qualify as a meeting. Merely standing in proximity, making eye contact, or being present in the same room or event without direct interaction will not qualify.
A meeting is defined as any encounter where both Zelenskyy and Putin are present and interact with each other in person.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$73,832End Date
Aug 31, 2026Market Opened
Jun 18, 2026, 9:13 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Traders assign a 99.5% probability to no direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by August 31, 2026, reflecting the persistent pattern of indirect or trilateral diplomacy rather than bilateral summits. Putin has repeatedly conditioned any face-to-face encounter on prior expert-level agreements addressing core issues such as territorial control, security guarantees, and ceasefires, a stance reaffirmed after Zelenskyy’s June 2026 open letter proposing talks. Recent U.S.-brokered trilateral discussions in Geneva and Abu Dhabi produced limited progress, including prisoner exchanges, but stalled amid battlefield realities and external distractions, with no scheduled bilateral summit in the remaining two-week window. A meeting could still occur only through an abrupt last-minute diplomatic reversal, such as a major U.S.-mediated breakthrough or sudden escalation forcing emergency leader engagement.
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