US-mediated diplomacy has intensified in early September 2026, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 5 to review a Trump administration proposal aimed at ending the war, followed by a scheduled visit to Kyiv the next day for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—the envoys’ first trip there. The sides implemented a temporary three-day pause on strikes against each other’s capitals to facilitate the visits. These steps revive trilateral contacts that included rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva earlier in the year but stalled amid persistent gaps on territorial control in Donbas and other regions, Ukrainian NATO aspirations, and security arrangements. Russian parliamentary elections later in September and subsequent US midterm timing could shape the next window for formal bilateral or mediated sessions between Russian and Ukrainian officials.
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Russia x Ukraine any diplomatic meeting by...?
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if there is a diplomatic meeting between representatives of Russia and Ukraine by the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.US-mediated diplomacy has intensified in early September 2026, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 5 to review a Trump administration proposal aimed at ending the war, followed by a scheduled visit to Kyiv the next day for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—the envoys’ first trip there. The sides implemented a temporary three-day pause on strikes against each other’s capitals to facilitate the visits. These steps revive trilateral contacts that included rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva earlier in the year but stalled amid persistent gaps on territorial control in Donbas and other regions, Ukrainian NATO aspirations, and security arrangements. Russian parliamentary elections later in September and subsequent US midterm timing could shape the next window for formal bilateral or mediated sessions between Russian and Ukrainian officials.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if there is a diplomatic meeting between representatives of Russia and Ukraine by the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if there is a diplomatic meeting between representatives of Russia and Ukraine by the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.US-mediated diplomacy has intensified in early September 2026, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 5 to review a Trump administration proposal aimed at ending the war, followed by a scheduled visit to Kyiv the next day for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—the envoys’ first trip there. The sides implemented a temporary three-day pause on strikes against each other’s capitals to facilitate the visits. These steps revive trilateral contacts that included rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva earlier in the year but stalled amid persistent gaps on territorial control in Donbas and other regions, Ukrainian NATO aspirations, and security arrangements. Russian parliamentary elections later in September and subsequent US midterm timing could shape the next window for formal bilateral or mediated sessions between Russian and Ukrainian officials.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if there is a diplomatic meeting between representatives of Russia and Ukraine by the listed date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.
A diplomatic meeting refers to a deliberate meeting between representatives of the listed countries who are acting in an official capacity and are authorized to engage in negotiation or diplomacy regarding Russia-Ukraine relations on behalf of their governments. Meetings conducted indirectly, for example, through designated mediators, facilitators, or interlocutors acting with the knowledge and authorization of the relevant governments, will qualify.
Brief greetings, chance encounters, or talks otherwise not deliberately aimed at diplomacy or negotiation will not count.
The meeting must be in-person (including indirect in-person meetings) and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by a consensus of credible media. Remote meetings, phone calls, or other meetings where the relevant parties are not present will not count.
The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the governments of Russia and Ukraine, and a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$121,437End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Aug 20, 2026, 6:06 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...US-mediated diplomacy has intensified in early September 2026, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 5 to review a Trump administration proposal aimed at ending the war, followed by a scheduled visit to Kyiv the next day for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—the envoys’ first trip there. The sides implemented a temporary three-day pause on strikes against each other’s capitals to facilitate the visits. These steps revive trilateral contacts that included rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva earlier in the year but stalled amid persistent gaps on territorial control in Donbas and other regions, Ukrainian NATO aspirations, and security arrangements. Russian parliamentary elections later in September and subsequent US midterm timing could shape the next window for formal bilateral or mediated sessions between Russian and Ukrainian officials.
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