President Vladimir Putin has a documented history of arriving late to meetings with foreign leaders. There is speculation that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might also arrive late for diplomatic signaling.

The market will resolve to YES if, between August 27, 2025, 00:01 UTC and September 30, 2025, 23:59 UTC, an in-person meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes place and at least one of them arrives 60 minutes or more after the official start time of the meeting as publicly scheduled by the host or by either side.

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