**Ongoing military escalation and stalled diplomacy make a comprehensive peace agreement by August 31 extremely unlikely.** As of mid-August 2026, both sides continue large-scale strikes, with Ukrainian drones targeting Russian territory and oil infrastructure while Russia launches missile and glide-bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy sites. Recent battlefield reports show Russian advances on multiple fronts alongside Ukrainian counteroperations, leaving little room for rapid de-escalation. Trilateral talks in early 2026 produced prisoner exchanges and limited ceasefires but collapsed over irreconcilable demands, particularly Russian insistence on territorial concessions and Ukrainian security guarantees. By July, the Kremlin publicly stated there were no immediate prospects for resuming negotiations. With only two weeks remaining before the deadline and no scheduled high-level meetings or framework agreement in place, traders view the window as too narrow for the complex legal, political, and verification steps required for a signed deal. A sudden bilateral summit or U.S.-brokered breakthrough could theoretically shift probabilities, though historical patterns and current positions make this improbable within the timeframe.
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$260,211 Vol.
$260,211 Vol.
Aug 31, 2026
1% chance
$260,211 Vol.
$260,211 Vol.
Aug 31, 2026
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, Ukraine signs any written instrument (e.g., treaty, ceasefire/armistice, framework/“roadmap,” exchange of letters, or mediated agreement text) that: (i) includes both Ukraine and the Russian Federation as parties, and (ii) either ends hostilities/establishes a ceasefire or commits both sides to a defined process toward ending the war (i.e., stated objective of peace/normalization plus principles, steps, and/or a timetable) by August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting. **Ongoing military escalation and stalled diplomacy make a comprehensive peace agreement by August 31 extremely unlikely.** As of mid-August 2026, both sides continue large-scale strikes, with Ukrainian drones targeting Russian territory and oil infrastructure while Russia launches missile and glide-bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy sites. Recent battlefield reports show Russian advances on multiple fronts alongside Ukrainian counteroperations, leaving little room for rapid de-escalation.
Trilateral talks in early 2026 produced prisoner exchanges and limited ceasefires but collapsed over irreconcilable demands, particularly Russian insistence on territorial concessions and Ukrainian security guarantees. By July, the Kremlin publicly stated there were no immediate prospects for resuming negotiations. With only two weeks remaining before the deadline and no scheduled high-level meetings or framework agreement in place, traders view the window as too narrow for the complex legal, political, and verification steps required for a signed deal.
A sudden bilateral summit or U.S.-brokered breakthrough could theoretically shift probabilities, though historical patterns and current positions make this improbable within the timeframe.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, Ukraine signs any written instrument (e.g., treaty, ceasefire/armistice, framework/“roadmap,” exchange of letters, or mediated agreement text) that: (i) includes both Ukraine and the Russian Federation as parties, and (ii) either ends hostilities/establishes a ceasefire or commits both sides to a defined process toward ending the war (i.e., stated objective of peace/normalization plus principles, steps, and/or a timetable) by August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Jun 18, 2026, 9:02 PM ET
Volume
$260,211End Date
Aug 31, 2026Market Opened
Jun 18, 2026, 9:02 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if, Ukraine signs any written instrument (e.g., treaty, ceasefire/armistice, framework/“roadmap,” exchange of letters, or mediated agreement text) that: (i) includes both Ukraine and the Russian Federation as parties, and (ii) either ends hostilities/establishes a ceasefire or commits both sides to a defined process toward ending the war (i.e., stated objective of peace/normalization plus principles, steps, and/or a timetable) by August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting. **Ongoing military escalation and stalled diplomacy make a comprehensive peace agreement by August 31 extremely unlikely.** As of mid-August 2026, both sides continue large-scale strikes, with Ukrainian drones targeting Russian territory and oil infrastructure while Russia launches missile and glide-bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy sites. Recent battlefield reports show Russian advances on multiple fronts alongside Ukrainian counteroperations, leaving little room for rapid de-escalation.
Trilateral talks in early 2026 produced prisoner exchanges and limited ceasefires but collapsed over irreconcilable demands, particularly Russian insistence on territorial concessions and Ukrainian security guarantees. By July, the Kremlin publicly stated there were no immediate prospects for resuming negotiations. With only two weeks remaining before the deadline and no scheduled high-level meetings or framework agreement in place, traders view the window as too narrow for the complex legal, political, and verification steps required for a signed deal.
A sudden bilateral summit or U.S.-brokered breakthrough could theoretically shift probabilities, though historical patterns and current positions make this improbable within the timeframe.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, Ukraine signs any written instrument (e.g., treaty, ceasefire/armistice, framework/“roadmap,” exchange of letters, or mediated agreement text) that: (i) includes both Ukraine and the Russian Federation as parties, and (ii) either ends hostilities/establishes a ceasefire or commits both sides to a defined process toward ending the war (i.e., stated objective of peace/normalization plus principles, steps, and/or a timetable) by August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Only Ukraine’s signature is required; Russia’s signature or ratification is not.
Localized, temporary, or issue-specific arrangements—such as airstrike-limitation or deconfliction protocols, humanitarian pauses, evacuation corridors, prisoner-exchange or trade/export arrangements, border/DMZ adjustments, or ceasefires limited to a particular sector/front/municipality—will not qualify.
The document must bear a wet-ink or officially issued electronic signature of an authorized Ukrainian representative. Unsigned agreements (e.g., the 2023 Ohrid arrangement) will not qualify regardless of if they are otherwise officially enacted.
The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$260,211End Date
Aug 31, 2026Market Opened
Jun 18, 2026, 9:02 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...**Ongoing military escalation and stalled diplomacy make a comprehensive peace agreement by August 31 extremely unlikely.** As of mid-August 2026, both sides continue large-scale strikes, with Ukrainian drones targeting Russian territory and oil infrastructure while Russia launches missile and glide-bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy sites. Recent battlefield reports show Russian advances on multiple fronts alongside Ukrainian counteroperations, leaving little room for rapid de-escalation. Trilateral talks in early 2026 produced prisoner exchanges and limited ceasefires but collapsed over irreconcilable demands, particularly Russian insistence on territorial concessions and Ukrainian security guarantees. By July, the Kremlin publicly stated there were no immediate prospects for resuming negotiations. With only two weeks remaining before the deadline and no scheduled high-level meetings or framework agreement in place, traders view the window as too narrow for the complex legal, political, and verification steps required for a signed deal. A sudden bilateral summit or U.S.-brokered breakthrough could theoretically shift probabilities, though historical patterns and current positions make this improbable within the timeframe.
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