Will Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin meet in person before May 1, 2026?

Prediction market on metaculus. RadioFreeEurope: [Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Counts On Next Talks With US, Russia in March, Urges Meeting With Putin](https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-ukraine-us-talks-geneva-peace/33688699.html) > Urging the finalization of what Ukrainian and US negotiators had "achieved" in drafting security guarantees for Ukraine -- widely seen as a key issue in ending the fighting sparked by Russia's four-year-old invasion of its neighbor -- Zelenskyy also called for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. > "Such a format can resolve a lot. The leaders decide on the key issues," he said. > A day earlier, after a call with US President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy said Trump supported a "sequence of steps" in negotiations that included such a meeting. > Kyiv has long characterized a direct leaders' summit as the best way to resolve the most complex issues and end the war. > The Kremlin has not publicly supported the idea, instead saying Zelenskyy could come to Moscow if he wanted to talk with Putin, something the Ukrainian leader has refused, instead saying it should be on neutral territory. > While there was no comment from Russia on the latest round of negotiations between Ukraine and the United States, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that Putin's ⁠special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has also held ‌talks with the US officials in Geneva.

Resolves: 5/1/2026.