Pronóstico: Russia x Ukraine Ceasefire by 2026?

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Market context

Russia and Ukraine remain far apart on any ceasefire, with the latest reporting showing Moscow dismissing a Black Sea truce as “half-measures” and Kyiv saying it had already put forward a limited pause proposal through third-party channels.[1][2] The market’s 0% crowd view reflects that gap: there is still no announced, mutually agreed ceasefire in force, and prior stop-start pauses have been brief rather than durable, including the three-day arrangement in May and earlier short-lived truce initiatives that did not turn into a sustained settlement.[3][4]

That history matters because ceasefires in this war have tended to emerge only around tightly defined de-escalation windows or under direct external pressure, not from broad strategic convergence.[3][6] The key catalysts now are any formal Russia-Ukraine statement, a US-mediated proposal being accepted by both sides, or a verifiable shift from temporary sectoral pauses to a general suspension of fighting; absent that, the path to a 10-day continuous ceasefire by year-end looks narrow.[4][6] Reuters also reported in mid-August that Russia saw “no grounds” for a Black Sea ceasefire, while Ukraine continued to signal openness to limited truce terms, underscoring how far apart the sides remain.[1][2][11]

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