Officials from Russia and Ukraine hold an official meeting in November 2026.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 36% by 27 Nov 2026. Full reasoning from every model.

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36% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2026-11-27.

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Gemini (Google): 34% — Preparations often stall over preconditions, territorial mandates, and format disputes before delegations can actually sit down. Both Kyiv and Moscow require mutual concessions on agenda items that typically scuttle public bilateral summits before they convene. While ombudsmen meet for prisoner exchanges, broad diplomatic meetings have failed to materialize since the 2022 Istanbul round. A formal joint host announcement by Qatar or Turkey by mid-November would be the key indicator that talks are truly locked in.

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Claude (Anthropic): 33% — Hinges on whether current US/Western-brokered diplomacy converts into an actual direct Russia-Ukraine meeting within the month. Multiple prior rounds of 'imminent' talks in 2024-2025 collapsed or stalled before formal meetings occurred, showing low conversion rate from preparation chatter to… Both sides still have unresolved red lines (territory, security guarantees) that historically delay or derail scheduled contacts even after announcements. A concrete trigger like a formal date/venue confirmed by both governments or a US-brokered summit announcement would sharply raise this probability.

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GPT (OpenAI): 63% — It turns on whether intermediaries can convert preparatory contacts into a mutually acceptable agenda and format within a month. Both governments must authorize named officials, a venue, security arrangements, and a minimal agenda before 27 November. Direct official contacts have occurred intermittently since 2022, but sustained talks repeatedly collapsed over territory and ceasefire terms. A public venue announcement or confirmed working-level delegations in early November would raise this sharply; renewed major offensives would cut it.

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Grok (xAI): 38% — Whether Putin and Kyiv authorize an official-level sit-down before 27 Nov. Intermediaries have floated a November window, but both capitals still demand preconditions (ceasefire terms, territorial language) unmet since 2022 Istanbul. Historic conversion of rumored Russia-Ukraine talks into actual official meetings is ~25%; the remaining 30 days leave little buffer for last-minute collapse. A public date-and-venue announcement by 5 Nov would raise this sharply; continued silence or new battlefield spikes would drop it toward 15.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 22% — Whether Putin and Zelensky sit in the same room by 27 November, which neither has committed to. Both sides have refused direct presidential talks since the 2022 Istanbul round; contacts run through US, UAE and Turkish mediators, not bilaterally. A formal meeting needs agreed venue, agenda and preconditions — prisoner exchanges and ceasefire terms — none of which are settled with four weeks left. Base rate for announced-but-unconfirmed leader summits actually convening within a month is low, roughly one in five; this case sits near it given active US pressure.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 63% — Preparations with Western intermediaries are a strong signal, but direct RU-UA meetings have collapsed before at the final hurdle. The Istanbul talks (Mar-Apr 2022) are the last direct official meeting; every subsequent attempt has stalled on preconditions or battlefield shifts. Western intermediary involvement adds logistical and political pressure to follow through, raising odds above the bare base rate. A last-minute precondition (e.g., ceasefire demand, territorial concession) or a battlefield escalation in early November could still derail it.

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