Putin out as President of Russia by 2027?

Platform comparison

Market context

Polymarket prices the 30 June 2027 rung at about **8% Yes**, so the contract is still trading as a low-probability tail event rather than a live change-of-power bet. In practice, buyers are posting USDC on Polygon and trading conditional tokens against the market’s specific settlement rule: any clear resignation, removal, or permanent inability to serve before expiry would cash the Yes side, even if the formal handover came later.

That pricing sits well below what comparable forecasters and market ladders have shown for the same horizon. Recent Polymarket coverage has had the mid-2027 rung closer to the high teens, while nearer-dated steps stay much lower, which suggests traders still put most weight on Putin remaining in office through 2026 and only a modest amount on an exit by mid-2027 [1][5][10]. That pattern is consistent with Russia’s heavily centralised political system and the fact that Putin began another six-year term in 2024, with no routine electoral mechanism likely to dislodge him quickly [14][16][18].

For a trader, the live catalysts are not abstract geopolitics but concrete signals of elite continuity: any Kremlin statement on resignation, succession, health, or a constitutional transfer; appearances on the presidential calendar; and any official decree, detention, or incapacitation report that would satisfy the market’s “removed or permanently prevented” language. Newsflow around wartime escalation can move sentiment — recent reporting has tied sharp repricings to major Russian strikes and wider escalation headlines — but the real binary is whether there is a verified, publicly reported change in Putin’s ability to hold office before 30 June 2027 [7][5][10].

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Methodology

This page reviews Putin out as President of Russia by 2027? across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Kalshi UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

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