Where will Zelenskyy and Putin meet next before 2027?

**Persistent barriers to a direct Zelenskyy-Putin summit keep the probability of no bilateral meeting before 2027 at 78.5 percent.** Recent developments reinforce trader consensus: in early June 2026 Zelenskyy issued an open letter proposing talks in a neutral third country such as Switzerland, Turkey or Arab states, yet Putin stated he saw “no point” until experts first reach preliminary agreemen…

This market will resolve according to the location of the next meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. If no meeting takes place by December 31 ET, this market will resolve to "No meeting before 2027". A meeting is defined as any encounter where Zelenskyy and Putin are both present and interact with each other in person. For the purpose of this market, a meeting held on Ukrainian territory under the de facto control of Russia (e.g., Crimea) will be considered part of Russia. The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus o…