Russia Enters Talks

35%its chance, of the story’s futures

+0.4%on the S&P 500, if it happens

Moscow does not accept the U.S. proposal outright but agrees to discuss demilitarized zones in Donbas and southern Ukraine. This is plausible because Putin can preserve maximalist public demands while testing whether Washington and Kyiv will make concessions on sanctions, NATO limits, or territorial administration.

What it moves

Technology+0.5%
Finance+0.4%
Market volatility▼ down
Riskier companies' borrowing costs▼ down

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Each figure is the modeled move of the S&P 500 if the outcome occurs. For information only. Not investment advice.

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