Will Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky meet face to face before 31 December 2026?

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spent five hours with Putin in Moscow on 9 August 2026 without a breakthrough, and Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for any format of meeting. The two presidents have not met in person since December 2019. Territory and post-war security guarantees remain the main obstacles to a deal. Resolves: 31 December 2026 • Source: Reuters reporting of Kremlin and Ukrainian presidency confirmations Rule: Resolves YES if Putin and Zelensky are both physically present at the same meeting, in any country, on or before 31 December 2026, confirmed by both the Kremlin and the Ukrainian presidency and reported by Reuters. Video or telephone calls, attending the same summit without meeting each other, meetings between their delegations, envoys or foreign ministers, and meetings involving only one of the two do not count.